Browse African Slang

Obsesión con rachas de Snapchat (Snapchat streak obsession)

Envoyer des snaps (Send snaps)

Jamil jiddan (Very beautiful)

Shoe collection quality (Footwear style)

Viciado em ténis (Sneaker addict)

Sneakers (Casual shoes)

Viatu vya michezo (Sports shoes)

Snober (To snub)

Delay alarm (Sleep more)

Plongée avec tuba (Snorkeling)

So (House/home - Dioula)

A casual way to say "goodbye" for now, implying you'll see the person later. Common in South Africa when parting ways. I...

صحاب - Friends/Dating

Apenas / somente (Just / only)

Soaala sõng n ye (Unity is strength)

A phrase meaning to endure hardship or live cheaply. Garri (cassava flakes) soaked in water is a basic poor-man's meal. ...

Soalem (Traditionalists)

Soalem-wende (Traditional God)

In the hustling context, soap refers to voodoo charms or spiritual fortification believed to bring financial luck (liter...

Papali ea TV / Drama (TV show / Soap opera)

سور بييوند - حلق أبعد (soar beyond)

Bon voyage / Good journey

صبح - Morning

صبحية (Morning routine)

Chefe tradicional / líder comunitário (Traditional chief / community leader)

Sober (Sober)

Sacred sovereignty

Worry beads

سبحان الله - Glory to God

Hibiscus drink (Local hibiscus drink)

Sobolo high - Feeling good after drinking sobolo

Sobra (Leftover)

Brasserie gabonaise (Gabonese brewery)

Doce após refeição (Sweet after meal)

Professional survivor

Viver apesar das dificuldades (To live despite difficulties)

Sobrinho / jovem próximo (Nephew / young person close to you)

Digital nephew

Online nephew

Ibhola / Umfutho (Ball / Football)

Football game (Sports event)

Soccer mom (Involved mother)

Social/ya kijamii (Social/community)

People fear/Crowd nervousness (Social nervousness)

وعي اجتماعي (Social aware)

Conscience sociale (Social awareness)

سوشال باتري - بطارية اجتماعية (social battery)

Ikalenda yemicimbi (Events calendar)

Capital social (Social capital)

Capital social abondant (Abundant social capital)