Browse African Slang

Habiba tanya (Other girlfriend)

Side chick (Mistress)

Side chick (Secret girlfriend)

A mistress or the 'other woman' in a relationship – a woman who a man is seeing on the side, outside his main relationsh...

Chelete ea nyatsi / Mistress money (Side chick money)

Side chick summit - When side chicks meet unknowingly

Wanneer side chick main word (When side chick becomes main)

Side dey (Area is fine)

(Eng/East African slang) Another term for a side chick or side dude (an affair partner). The idea is the main partner is...

Slang for a mistress or secondary lover (borrowed from general English slang, but common in Uganda).

Umsebenzi wesibili (Second job)

Shogol idafi (Extra work)

Activité secondaire (Side hustle)

ሳይድ ሃስል - ተወሳኺ ስራሕ (Side hustle - Extra work)

Ema-idea ekwenta imali (Ideas to make money)

Rey de trabajos extras (King of side jobs)

Side hustle necessity - Need for extra income

Side hustle king

Mapato ya ziada (Additional income)

Extra work/Part time (Additional employment)

Shogol tani (Second job)

Additional item (Extra food)

Side piece (Secret lover)

Projet parallèle (Side project)

سايد كويست - مهمة جانبية (secondary task)

Side side (By the side)

Side-chick (Side girlfriend)

How do you see it? (Somali)

How's it going for you

How are you (Somali)

How does it look? (Somali)

How are things going?

How did it go? (Somali)

Eight (Somali)

ስደት/ስደት (Sidet) - migration

سايدووك تشات - دردشة الرصيف (sidewalk chat)

Fantasía de aceras (Sidewalk fantasy)

Sir/mister; respectful address

سيدي يحيى - منطقة سيدي يحيى (Sidi Yahya area)

As usual

ስድስት ኪሎ/ስድስት ኪሎ (Six kilo)

Isiketi sesintu (Traditional skirt)

Nyaa monna / Disgusting man

“Yuck!” or “Shame on you!” (expression of disgust or disapproval).

سيستا تايم (Siesta time)

Sieste (Nap)

Sieste obligatoire (Mandatory siesta)

Sifaka / Sifaka lemur

Disgusting, foul or gross.

Whistle