Browse African Slang

Homme à femmes (Womanizer)

Small car

Short for tchova-xita-dula, a hand-pushed wheelbarrow used for carrying loads. By extension, to hustle doing odd jobs

Dançar, mexer o corpo (To dance, move the body)

Tromper, escroquer (To cheat, scam)

First rains marking planting season

Dinheiro, massa (Money, dough)

A phrase referring to women's style of wearing tight jeans or using enhancements. Tchuna means 'push' – so tchuna baby i...

Gastar dinheiro extravagantemente (To spend money extravagantly)

Chupar dente/Desaprovação (Suck teeth/Disapproval)

Argent, monnaie (Money, change)

Chuva fraca / garoa (Light rain / drizzle)

Sound of swift action (like “whoosh – and that’s it!”) (Chichewa slang)

Fini minnu bɛ yeelen, brillant (Clothes that shine, shiny)

Petit à petit (Little by little)

Querelle, dispute (Quarrel, dispute)

Homme en Sénoufo (Man in Sénoufo)

Prostituée de bas niveau (Low-level prostitute)

تقيل - ثقيل (Heavy - boring)

Tea (Tea/breakfast)

Potins (Tea/gossip)

Iша'at (Gossip/rumors)

Mapumziko ya chai (Tea break)

Skinder tyd by werk (Gossip time at work)

مراسم الشاي (Tea ceremony)

معلم الشاي (Tea master)

جلسة شاي (Tea session)

Teach me (Instruct me)

Teach teach (Keep teaching)

Ensinar jovens (Teach youth)

Teacher (Teacher)

Qualité enseignant élevée (High teacher quality)

Escasez real de maestros (Real teacher shortage)

إضراب المعلمين (Teacher strike)

Formation tech enseignants intensive (Intensive teacher tech training)

Teacher training - Education college

Defensor de capacitación docente (Teacher training advocate)

Favorite student (Teacher's pet)

Méthodes enseignement innovantes (Innovative teaching methods)

تيتشينغ سكيلز - مهارات التدريس (teaching skills)

Timu/kikundi (Team/group)

Team (Work team)

Fariq (Sports team)

The jocular name for the 'Hyena Squad,' meaning all the lustful guys collectively. Became a social media joke referring ...

Bina'a fariq (Building team)

Construção de equipa (Team building)

Cohésion d'équipe (Team building)

Club identity (Fan uniform)

Équipe esport locale (Local esport team)

የቡድን ስብሰባ/የቡድን ስብሰባ (Yebudin sibseba) - team meeting