Browse African Slang

Tuition problems (School fees issues)

Shida za ada ya shule (School fees stress)

Struggles with school fees

ስኩል ግራይንድ - ምጽዓር ቤት ትምህርቲ (School grind)

Plans school holidays

Advocates for better schools

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 placement - School admission process

Kulungela sikolo (Ready for school)

School run (Taking kids to school)

Escola escola (School school)

Tintfo tesikolo (School things)

Kugibela kwesikolo (School transport)

Provides school transport

Student dress code (School clothes)

خيال علمي - Sci-fi

Exprès, volontairement (On purpose, deliberately)

ሳይንስ/ሳይንስ (Science) - science

Sciences politiques (Political science)

Étudier sérieusement, intellectualiser (To study seriously, to intellectualize)

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, used as noun or verb (to scoff = to eat)

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)

Okushisha unene (Extremely hot)

Résultat (Result)

Score (Energy drink)

Score

Game score

Partenaire dangereux (Dangerous partner) - metaphor

Unrelated to the drink, scotch in SA Indian slang means to steal/filch. In Durban especially

Scout

Talent searching (Player recruitment)

Small money/Little cash (Small amount)

سكريمنج - Screaming

سكرين أديكت - مدمن شاشة (screen addict)