Browse African Slang

Muchongoyo (Ndebele dance)

Brincos tradicionais (Traditional earrings)

Povo do sul (Southern people)

Saia tradicional (Traditional skirt)

Wet dirt/Muddy (Mud)

Navegar por el barro (Navigating through mud)

Muda/kipindi cha wakati (Time/time period)

Temps (Time)

Family time

Work time

Muda wowote/wakati wowote (Anytime/any time)

Mudança não tem (No change)

Mudança rápida (Rapid change)

Change only in documents

Hope change

Like change

Real change

Change will come

ሙዳይ/ሙዳይ (Mudaye) - leatherwork

Long period

Shona slang for a motorbike or motorcycle (onomatopoeic for engine sound).

Slang for underwear (literally not nice words, akin to “undies”). Usage: Soki okeyi na piscine, yebá ofungoli mudinda na...

Homem adulto (Adult man)

Kijiji kwa Kimijikenda (Village in Mijikenda)

Planalto de Mueda (Mueda plateau)

Distrito de Muembe (Muembe district)

Senhor / dono (Lord / owner)

Muezzin (Prayer caller)

Urban slang (from Ndebele umfana) for “guy” or “dude”, often used fondly for a friend.

Peixe grelhado com banana e mandioca (Grilled fish with plantain and cassava)

Visible belly over pants (teasing).

Muffins (Muffins)

Mugan (Twenty - Dioula)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Mugenzi (Companion/colleague)

Mugenzi w'akarengane (Companion in hardship)

مغترب (Expatriate)

Muziki wa Kikuyu (Kikuyu music)

Usiku wa mugithi (Mugithi night)

Literally meaning "fool," mugu is used in Nigeria for a gullible person, especially one easily parted from their money. ...

Mugu (Fool/victim of scam)

Bairro, zona residencial (Neighborhood, residential area)

Remédio tradicional (Traditional medicine)

Manioc (Cassava)

Tampon/Sceau (Stamp/Seal)

Muito muito (Very much)

Slang describing someone acting crazy, wild or irrational. Implies over-the-top behavior.

An African term starting with the prefix 'mu', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'jojjo...

Old person, but used playfully to tease a friend acting slow or old-fashioned.

Mukala (White person - Southwest)