Browse African Slang

Kupita kwa njia isiyo halali (Illegal overtaking)

Pont routier (Road bridge)

أوفريتد، مبالغ في قيمته (Overrated)

Know-it-all or someone who likes to <a href="/word/show" class="internal-link" title="View definition of Show">show</a> ...

Telling too much

Analyzing too much

ኦቨርታይም/ኦቨርታይም (Overtime) - overtime

Wakati zaidi (Overtime)

Overtime (Extra hours)

Overtime (Extra work hours)

أوفرتايم لايف - حياة العمل الإضافي (overtime life)

Extra hours money (Additional work payment)

Heures supplémentaires rémunérées (Paid overtime)

Horas extras no pagadas normal (Normal unpaid overtime)

اوفرفيو (Overview)

اوفرويلم (Overwhelm)

Too much pressure (Overloaded)

Òví (Enfant/Child)

Leg rattles (Dance rattles)

Traditional Herero music (Traditional Herero music)

No Kwangali (Negative)

Omukwetu okuyuni / owa kula po (My friend is broke / He's run out of money)

Capitale de la Cuvette (Cuvette capital)

My dear (male)

Traditional board game (Seed game)

Port d'Owendo (Owendo port)

A guy or person (like saying “that dude”). Often used in story-telling.

Ataovy anao / Own it

Stubbornness/Independence (Own way)

اون يور ستوري (Own your story)

صاحب البيت - Landlord

Owo (Yes - Dioula)

Owo (Yes - Dioula)

A Yoruba phrase meaning 'Money is the main thing' (money is crucial) – highlighting the belief that money solves problem...

Soupe de gombo (Okra soup)

Oxford street shopping - Osu shopping experience

A term from Malagasy that refers to a cultural concept, object, or action. It is commonly used in everyday speech within...

Allons-y (Let's go)

Oya (No)

Literally 'No, you!' but used as a fun expression like 'omg no way!' or gentle protest

An interjection borrowed from Nigerian Pidgin, meaning “Alright/Ok, let’s go/come on.”

Capitale du Woleu-Ntem (Capital of Woleu-Ntem)

Gars d'Oyem (Guy from Oyem)

It's finished/Done (It's over)

Slang for a white person (West African/Oyibo, East African/Mzungu).

A white person or Caucasian; by extension, sometimes used for anything foreign.

Thank you very much (Thanks a lot)

Cri de joie (Joy cry)

Tu es qui? (Who are you?)

Forêt sacrée (Sacred forest)