Browse African Slang

Pedir perdão (Ask forgiveness)

Slang for a pretty girl (like she’s “a cutie pie”).

Artwork

Obra de graffiti elaborada (Elaborate graffiti work)

Tongotra / Foot

Malchanceux (Unlucky)

Français d'Algérie (French Algerian)

Logement temporaire (Temporary accommodation)

Piercing palava - Drama about body piercings

Pig farm weed - Marijuana from specific area

Piga (Hit/play - from Swahili)

Lit. hit a look. In slang it means to dress up sharply (show off your style)

Lit. hit a look. In slang it means to dress up sharply (show off your style)

Wander around aimlessly or hustle on the streets.

Joke for “flash” or call and hang up (literally “make a call on a Chinese (phone)” implying cheap action).

To chat or have a conversation (literally “hit story”).

Pige (To jump)

Personne naïve (Naive person)

Comprendre (Understand)

Rythme musical (Musical rhythm)

Pike (To close)

Pikeum (Injection/shot)

Bike / small motor.

Pikin (Child)

Pikin (Child)

Los jóvenes, la juventud (The youth, young people)

Pikin nyanga (Spoiled child)

Moto (Motorcycle) - Swahili

Cargo motorcycle

Dinheiro não tem pai (Money has no father/loyalty)

Dinheiro limpo/honesto (Clean money)

Dinheiro está a vir (Money is coming)

Riz épicé (Spiced rice)

Moer no pilão (To pound in mortar)

Método de exercício (Exercise method)

Método de exercício (Exercise method)

Pilau/wali wa spices (Spiced rice)

Chakula maalum cha pwani (Special coastal food)

Hang out in a carefree way (like “pile on each other” lazily).

Exactement à l'heure (Right on time)

وجهة الحج (Pilgrimage destination)

Piment, épicé (Pepper, spicy)

Pilipili/kitu cha uchungu (Pepper/spicy thing)

Moriana / Lipilisi (Medicine / Pills)

ትራስ/ትራስ (Tiras) - pillow

Ema-pilisi (Pills)

Pilolo (Ghana dance)

አብራሪ/አብራሪ (Abrari) - pilot

Harbor pilot (French)

Bière pilsner (Pilsner beer)