Browse African Slang

Computer gaming (Desktop gaming)

POS machine - Point of sale device

PTA meeting - Parent-teacher meeting

Very much; intensifier.

Very much/Extremely (A lot)

Palm wine tapper - Traditional wine collector

COVID anxiety/Corona worry (Pandemic pressure)

Elderly person.

Money

Common painkiller (Pain medicine)

Paracetamol cure - Using paracetamol for everything

Political symbols/Group identity (Party identity)

Party turn up - Great party attendance

WASSCE exams (West African exams)

Pasco fever (Pass fever) - Desperation to pass exams

Travel document update/ID refresh (Document renewal)

Pastor's son/daughter - Preacher's child

Payola system - Pay-for-play in music industry

Penalty shootout - Decisive moment

Staying temporarily/Squatting (Temporary stay)

Hair straightening treatment (Hair relaxer)

Money

Small scale selling (Minor commerce)

False alert feeling/Fake notification (Imagined buzz)

Pharmacy direction - Self-medication

Drug store/Chemist (Medicine store)

Stealth thief (Pocket thief)

Pickpocket zone - Area with many thieves

Piercing palava - Drama about body piercings

Pig farm weed - Marijuana from specific area

Ten cedi note

Direct speech/Frank talk (Straight talk)

Synthetic waste/Polymer trash (Plastic waste)

Plastic wahala - Plastic pollution problem

Please call me back - Low credit request

Larger body/Full figure (Big size)

Police checkpoint (Law enforcement stop)

Legal matter/Law issue (Police matter)

Police report - Official complaint

Candidate discussion/Leader argument (Political discussion)

Campaign gathering/Party meeting (Political gathering)

Party security/Political muscle (Party enforcement)

Exactly/Right on point (Exactly)

Swimming pool area (Pool area)

Pork selling place (Pig meat spot)

Hall cleaner/Helper (Dorm assistant)

Good energy/Optimism (Positive energy)

Big stomach/Beer belly (Protruding stomach)

Clay craft/Earthenware creation (Ceramic art)

Pour libation - Traditional prayer/offering