Browse African Slang

Sol cultivable (Arable land)

Pays des ancêtres (Land of ancestors)

Pays pacifique (Land of peace)

Land of the brave (French patriotic)

Terre fertile (Fertile land)

Terre labourée (Land plowed)

Terre des ancêtres (Land of ancestors)

Terre fertile (Fertile land)

Îlot central (Central reservation)

Love territory

Amharic for “straight road,” slang meaning “the right path” or doing right. Often said ironically to a friend who’s misb...

تسهيلة (Facilitation / easy payment)

تسلم - May you be safe

Fahas (Medical examination)

Test (Test)

تست درايڤ - Test drive

Try/Examine (Test it)

Exam/Quiz (Examination)

N'essaie pas (Don't try)

Relato de experiência (Testimony)

Shahada (Witness story)

Testimony (Religious testimony)

Competencia feroz de testimonios (Fierce testimony competition)

Testimony time (Sharing blessings)

Atração física intensa (Intense physical attraction)

Kalam/hadith (Word/speech - Nuer)

Old times; back in the day.

Calor de Tete (Tete heat)

Kutetemeka / densi (To shake / dance)

Earthquake

Pessoa de Tete (Person from Tete)

تطواني - من تطوان (from Tetouan)

Teubé (Stupid - verlan)

Party (slang)

Teuf (Party - verlan)

Teushi (Weed - verlan)

تفرغ زينة الأنيقة (Chic Tevragh-Zeina)

ተዋህዶ - ኦርቶዶክስ ክርስትያን (Orthodox Christian)

“There is none” or “nothing.”

ጠዋት/ጠዋት (Tewat) - morning

Means don’t involve yourself or don’t boast too much.

Text (SMS)

Risala qasira (Short message)

Send message (Write me)

Evolución del habla en texto (Text speak evolution)

Texto rapide (Quick text)

Textbook (Textbook)

Economía de compartir libros (Textbook sharing economy)

Kuba textile

Message SMS (Text message)