Browse African Slang

الجنوب قوي (South strong)

Southern Comfort (Whiskey liqueur)

Southwest flow (Southwest style)

Soutien familial (Family support)

Soutien offert (Support offered)

“Shut up” in a teasing way (from *skt*, be quiet).

An insulting term (Afrikaans for 'salt penis') historically for Englishmen in South Africa. Not polite at all

A derogatory term for an English-speaking South African, “salt penis” (one foot in SA, one in England, privates in the o...

Mentir, raconter des histoires (To lie, tell stories)

Isikhumbuzo (Reminder/keepsake)

Chinese souvenir

Selling struggle as authenticity

Souvenir gardé (Memory kept)

የመታሰቢያ ሱቅ/የመታሰቢያ ሱቅ (Yemetasebiya suk) - souvenir shop

Souvent (Often)

Mining sovereignty

Isn't it? (Somali tag question)

Sowa (Salt town)

Local pride reference (success from township).

صداقة (Friendship - Soninke)

عائلة، أقارب (Family, relatives - Soninke)

Brochetas de carne (Meat skewers)

Soya (Grilled meat)

Fatiguer mentalement (To tire mentally)

Spa (Spa)

Spa/mahali pa burudani (Spa/relaxation place)

Spa

Spa (Beauty spa)

حمام تقليدي (Traditional spa)

Lusuku lwe-spa (Spa day)

Détente spa (Spa relaxation)

Kwelatjwa kwe-spa (Spa treatment)

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)

Work or a job. (Origin: Tsotsitaal, Afrikaans “span”)

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)