Browse African Slang

Another slang for 'rural area,' same context as shagz. From 'up country.'

Jovem rebelde (em Umbundu) (Rebellious youth in Umbundu)

Grupo / associação (Group / association)

أوضة - Room

Au revoir (Goodbye)

قدام - In front

Elder/old man (Somali) - respectful

Betting chances/Probability (Winning likelihood)

Bahati nasibu za uhakika (Sure betting odds)

Traditional dress (Cultural wear)

Literally “it does not leak,” refers to magical protection (bulletproof charm). Slang for being unfazed or “that didn’t ...

Kwenda / kuondoka (To go / leave)

Aina ya densi (Type of dance)

Chocolat indigène (Indigenous chocolate)

Ódio (Hate)

Ville du Nord (Northern city)

Ver o teu corpo (Check you out)

Refers to a gangster or a tough guy.

Langue du peuple Adjoukrou (Adjoukrou people's language)

Dried meat (Somali)

Love.

Odo bi (Some love) - Partial affection

It's painful/Sorry (That's painful)

Odontol (Strong local gin)

Purification festival (Cleansing ceremony)

Ody / Charm

Fenêtre ronde (Round window)

Siku ya mapumziko (Day off)

Wrong pitch (Bad tune)

Off license (Liquor store)

أوف ميتا - خارج الموضة (not meta)

From the start

Off the beaten path (Away from common routes)

Disconnected, unreachable

Amazing/free (Excellent/released)

Turn off light (Switch off)

أوف جريد - Off-grid

Solutions hors réseau (Off-grid solutions)

Off-peak (Quiet time)

أوفر - Offer

Church donation (Tithe)

Competencia de ofrendas (Offering competition)

Offering bag - Someone always asking for money

Presión real de ofrenda (Real offering pressure)

Collection period/Donation time (Church collection)

Ofisi (Office)

Política del aire acondicionado (Office AC politics)

Office building (Work place)

Die een wat jy like by werk (The one you like at work)

دراما المكتب (Office drama)