Browse African Slang

Nka mwana (Like a child)

Nka ntare (Like a lion)

Nka nyina (Like mother)

Nka nyoni (Like a bird)

Nka nzovu (Like an elephant)

Nka se (Like father)

Nka sosoma (Like my namesake)

Nka uruyuki (Like honey)

Hitman; also buff guy aesthetic.

Hitman; also buff guy aesthetic.

Sherehe ya ujana wa Kimaasai (Maasai warrior ceremony)

Lightning

Dusu jugu, tristesse (Bad heart, sadness)

Reference to controversy / lavish home.

Pagne traditionnel (Traditional wrap)

Nkap (Money - Northwest)

Peanut candy/Groundnut sweet (Peanut brittle)

Peanut brittle (Groundnut candy)

Ville du Bouenza (Bouenza town)

A term for girl or girlfriend in Copperbelt slang (possibly from Kaonde or Luvale).

Rouille, dépassé (Rust, outdated)

(Igbo, lit. 'mine') An affectionate way to call a loved one 'my own.' It signifies that the person is cherished as one's...

Gloire, honneur (Glory, honor)

Glory to God

Femme (Woman) - terme Lari

Nkgonne (Elder sister)

Grandmother / Gogo (Grandmother)

A bag or sack (slang term) (Origin: Chichewa slang)

Queue, suiveur (Tail, follower)

Médicament traditionnel (Traditional medicine)

Black magic

Grosse personne paresseuse (Fat lazy person)

Je vais bien (I'm fine)

Only/Just (Solely)

Grandparent

Grand-parent du refus (Grandparent of refusal)

Nkol (Hill - Yaoundé)

I'm working

Chef, patron (Chief, boss)

Chef, patron (Chief, boss)

Maître voleur (Master thief)

Léopard (Leopard)

Okra soup/slimy soup (Okra stew)

ولد نواكشوط (Nouakchott boy)

Nakɔfɛn, gombo (Garden thing, okra)

Nku e metsi (Wet sheep - weakling)

Nku ya modimo (God's sheep - blessed one)

“Haircut” or hairstyle (from French *coiffe*). Used by youth when commenting on someone’s look.

Literally “sweeping brooms,” it’s a colloquial term for Ugandans hustling abroad in menial jobs.

Poule mouillée (Chicken, coward)