Browse African Slang

Local pride reference (success from township).

صداقة (Friendship - Soninke)

عائلة، أقارب (Family, relatives - Soninke)

Brochettes de viande épicées (Spiced meat skewers)

Brochetas de carne (Meat skewers)

Fatiguer mentalement (To tire mentally)

سبا - Spa

Spa (Spa)

Spa/mahali pa burudani (Spa/relaxation place)

Spa (Beauty spa)

حمام تقليدي (Traditional spa)

سبا داي - يوم منتجع (spa day)

Détente spa (Spa relaxation)

Phekolo ea spa / Spa care

Space (Personal space)

سبايس دريمز - أحلام الفضاء (space dreams)

سبايس نيدد - حاجة للمساحة (space needed)

Technologie spatiale accessible (Accessible space technology)

Conexión fuerte con España (Strong Spain connection)

Slang for “home” (corruption of “parlour”? used to mean one’s place).

Unwanted messages

Unwanted calls (Junk calls)

Ho sebetsa ka thata / Ho batla chelete (To work hard / To hustle for money)

Work / job (Afrikaans).

Comic term for a cheap concoction of spaghetti often cooked with minimal ingredients by broke students

Mezcla de español e inglés (Spanish-English mix)

Mezcla español-fang (Spanish-Fang mix)

سبانيش ليغاسي - إرث إسباني (Spanish heritage)

Legado español complejo (Complex Spanish legacy)

سبانيش روينز - آثار إسبانية (Spanish ruins)

Mezcla hispano-africana (Spanish-African mix)

Sparberry (Raspberry drink)

ስፔር ፓርት/ስፔር ፓርት (Spare part) - spare part

Vehicle parts shop (Auto parts)

Spare parts (Car parts)

Spare parts king - Successful auto parts dealer

Spare wheel (Extra tire)

Spark (Attraction)

Strong attraction (Intense chemistry)

سبون (Spawn)

Linda lapho uphuma khona (Wait where you spawn)

سپون كيل - Spawn kill

Informal tuck shop/store.

Informal shop/tuckshop (Corner store)

Lose control / go wild (performance).

Talk/Communicate (Speak)

سبيك يور تروث (Speak your truth)

Kipaza sauti (Sound amplifier)

Spika (Speaker)

Spiritual language/Glossolalia (Spiritual speech)