Browse African Slang

Okay/Alright (OK)

“Are you sick?” – i.e. “Are you crazy?”" ("Setswana idiom")

Friend/Guy (Buddy)

O bua nna / Expression

“You’re toast!” (you’re in big trouble now) (Origin: Setswana slang)

O jele? (Have you eaten?)

"What's eating you?" (What's wrong?)

O montle sa leuba (You're beautiful like a flower)

O na le joalo / Expression

O phela jwang / How are you (How do you live)

O right? (You okay?)

“You’re crazy” (used jokingly or in disbelief; lit. 'you’re mad')" ("Setswana slang")

Are you OK? / You good?

O ska (Don't)

“You’re the boss/champ,” used to praise someone’s skill.

OBR (Burundi Revenue Authority)

Office du café (Coffee board)

أو سي بي كابيتال - عاصمة المكتب الشريف (OCP capital)

OG (Original/Elder)

حاضر رئيس (OK boss)

Au calme; chill/relaxed

Ya Allah (Oh my God)

OMS pour santé

Organisation internationale

Organisation locale

ONU / UN

Outfit of the day

Overpowered

أو بي كاراكتر - شخصية قوية جدا (overpowered character)

Télévision nationale (National TV)

Système d'exploitation (Operating system)

Slang for “guy” (a variation of *own* or *one*).

حلم الواحة (Oasis dream)

تجمع الواحة (Oasis gathering)

حياة الواحة (Oasis life)

Oasis protégée (Protected oasis)

Oasis refuge (Oasis refuge)

خضروات الواحة (Oasis vegetables)

Or; maybe

Bank (Financial)

ኦቦላ/ወንድም (Brother - Oromo)

ኦቦሌቲ/እህት (Sister - Oromo)

Obediente (Obedient)

(Igbo, lit. 'my heart') A term of endearment meaning 'my heart' – used to call someone your beloved, indicating they are...

Ouvir rádio (Listen to radio)

Nobody/No one (Nobody)

Nobody has money (Everyone is broke)

Obiara nse (No one knows) - Life's uncertainty

Obinim sticker - Religious car sticker

Objectif (Objective) - French