African Slang Words Starting With "P"

Pulaimale (Primary)

Local youth slang derived from “apply (brakes)”, meaning “chill out” or “slow down.”

Pulezidenti (President)

Polícia corrupto (Corrupt police)

Draw/Attract (Pull it)

House opening (House warming)

Pull pull (Keep pulling)

Arrive at event (Show up)

Come/Arrive (Pull up)

Come through

Vini, arive (Come, arrive)

Pull up ci address bi (Pull up to the address)

ፑል አፕ/መምጣት (Pull up/come)

O Pullo debbo (She's a Fula woman)

Pessoa Fula (Fula person)

Fula cultural pride

Pulofesa (Professor)

Puloguramu (Program)

Pulpeuse (Voluptuous)

Pulseira (Bracelet)

Puma brand

Kugcwala kwemisipha (Muscle fullness)

Sensação muscular (Muscle pump)

Soulever fonte (Pump iron)

Get excited (Build energy)

Soup zimon (Pumpkin soup)

Pumula (Suburb in Bulawayo)

Five shillings

Sehemu ya kuchekesha (Funny part)

Puntualidad opcional (Optional punctuality)

Puncture (Flat tire)

Punda/mnyama wa kubeba (Donkey/carrying animal)

Punda milia/mnyama wa mistari (Zebra/striped animal)

Strong donkey

Hamsini shilingi (Fifty shillings)

Punk (Punk)

Ethnie du sud (Southern ethnic group)

Puo (Language/Speech)

Puppet (Puppet)

Puppy love (Young love)

Young love (Teenage romance)

Clean happiness

Sachet water/Drinking water (Packaged drinking water)

Sachet water (Drinking water)

Pure water money - Small but steady income

Purge (Diarrhea)

Bruised

Fifty shilling note

Find purpose (Find meaning)

Morero / Reason