Browse African Slang

To throw money at events

Bundles of money (Lots of cash)

Stadium banker - Illegal betting at stadium

Stadium pastor - Overly passionate football fan

Performance lights/Show illumination (Stage lights)

Senior student/Old student (Veteran student)

A phrase used to warn someone who is being slow or in denial, akin to “keep wasting time.”

Another beer brand (Popular beer)

New company environment (Innovation culture)

Station preacher - Evangelists at transport terminals

Driving wheel/Control (Vehicle control)

Mother's new husband (Non-biological father)

Recently popular term meaning something is exciting or awesome (popularized by a song lyric “we dey form the **stew**”).

Traditional leadership symbol (Throne)

People who saw status (Status viewers)

Play counts/Listen stats (Stream statistics)

Popular local song (Community hit)

Area leader/Zone head (Street leader)

Street hawker - Mobile vendor

Road illumination/Public lighting (Street lamps)

Street vendor association - Hawkers' union

Streetlight problem - Street lighting issues

Skin lines/Growth marks (Body lines)

Campus advocate/School protester (Student advocate)

Single room flat (One room unit)

Studio gangster - Musician only tough in songs

Recording excellence (Production quality)

Studio rat - Person always in recording studio

Recording session (Recording period)

Learning partner/Reading mate (Study companion)

Endure hardship (Bear suffering)

Hot star/Daylight source (The sun)

Very sunny/Hot (Sun is scorching)

Sun dey pepper - Very hot sun

Sunday jollof - Sunday rice tradition

Bright weather/Good mood (Positive outlook)

Traditional belief/Folk belief (Cultural belief)

Fear men (they're tricky).

Basic existence/Getting by (Mere survival)

One who endures (Persistent person)

Susu collector - Traditional savings collector

Estilo pessoal / atitude (Personal style / attitude)

Dodge/Avoid someone (To avoid)

Used to soften a statement: 'with respect'.