Browse African Slang

Mpango wa kazi (Scheme of work)

Schlass (Drunk/high - German origin)

To steal or pilfer (origin possibly Yiddish).

منحة - Scholarship

Bourse d'études (Scholarship)

صيد المنح (Scholarship hunt)

Búsqueda de becas (Scholarship hunting)

Students/Pupils (School kids)

Gimnasia de cuotas escolares (School fee gymnastics)

School feeding - Free meal program

School fees (Tuition)

School fees palava - Education cost issues

Shida za ada ya shule (School fees stress)

ስኩል ግራይንድ - ምጽዓር ቤት ትምህርቲ (School grind)

Luchador por mejora escolar (School improvement fighter)

Guerrero de mejora escolar (School improvement warrior)

Mejorador dedicado de escuelas (Dedicated school improver)

Infrastructure scolaire moderne (Modern school infrastructure)

Education vital (School important)

Experience education/Reality teaching (Life education)

Students/Educated (Students)

School assignment/Allocation (School selection)

Kulungela sikolo (Ready for school)

School run (Taking kids to school)

Escola escola (School school)

Tintfo tesikolo (School things)

Kugibela kwesikolo (School transport)

Tingubo tesikolo (School clothes)

خيال علمي - Sci-fi

Exprès, volontairement (On purpose, deliberately)

ሳይንስ/ሳይንስ (Science) - science

Sciences politiques (Political science)

Faire le malin (Act smart)

Sciencer (To outsmart)

Très intelligent (Very smart)

Matières scientifiques (Sciences)

A nonsense phrase turned meme in Ghana, used to invite people’s opinions on a topic.

A nonsense phrase from a Patapaa song that went viral as a meme. Used on social media to ask “what’s your take on this?”...

Food (British-origin slang, also used by Zimbabweans informally).

Relatif à l'école (School-related)

To get or take, especially in the context of picking someone up or grabbing something.

Scooter

Idea de compartir scooters (Scooter sharing idea)

Marcar golo (To score a goal)

Harr shadid (Very hot)

Okushisha unene (Extremely hot)

Score

Score

Score (Energy drink)

Partenaire dangereux (Dangerous partner) - metaphor