Browse African Slang

Show bombou (Show was a hit)

Excelente (Excellent)

Make appearance (Show up)

Display/Reveal (Show it)

Show me (Demonstrate)

Boastful/Proud (Show off)

Boastful individual (Braggart)

Show promoter wahala - Event organizer problems

Show show (Keep showing)

Spectacle local (Local show)

Spectacle de nuit (Night show)

Emathikithi embukiso (Show tickets)

Heure du spectacle (Show time)

Showcase (Performance)

Shaoara / Ho hlapa (Shower / To wash)

Washing period (Cleaning time)

شوروم - Showroom

Corruption of “short left,” meaning the passenger wants to get off shortly ahead (a short distance away). Now also a gen...

Drink

Très musclé et sec (Shredded)

Shrine consultation - Traditional spiritual consultation

Shs rebel (SHS rebel) - Rebellious high school student

Winter

شتا غزيرة - مطر غزير (heavy rain)

شطح (Dance / party hard)

What's your news? (Arabic)

What's your name? (Arabic)

What happened? (Arabic)

What's your opinion? (Arabic)

Sympathetic “wow” or “yikes” (expressing dismay or amazement)" ("Afrikaans exclamation (Namlish)")

Look; see; check this out

Talal kida (Look look/check it out)

Random play

Shughuli/kazi (Activity/work)

Shughuli za kazi (Work activities)

Brave

Mtu jasiri (Brave person)

ሹቕ - ዕዳጋ (Market)

Nguo ya Kimaasai (Maasai cloth)

Courtship/dating (Somali)

Gratitude

Thank you

Hamdu lillah (Thanks to God)

Thanks a lot (Arabic-French)

Merci beaucoup

Merci (Thank you)

Shule/mahali pa masomo (School/place of studies)

Faith school

Our school

Religious schools