Browse African Slang

Call me.

I missed you (Annaba)

توالي (Right away / immediately)

Musique traditionnelle (Traditional music)

Expression of dismissal/Whatever (Dismissive expression)

Vita za Twitter (Twitter beef/fights)

Mtu wa Twitter (Twitter person)

Viral tweet

Publier sur Twitter (Tweet)

“Let’s go.” Often extended as **Twende tu** (let’s just go).

“Let’s be off on our own.” Used when leaving a place together.

Twerk (Dance move)

Twi kasa (Speak Twi) - Speak the local language

(Twi proverb, literally 'love is fire'). It implies that love is powerful and can burn – passionate but potentially pain...

Twiga/mnyama mrefu (Giraffe/tall animal)

Long/tall

توين سنتر - مركز التوأم (Twin Center towers)

Flamme jumelle (Twin flame)

Two babies/Double birth (Twins)

Torção no cabelo (Hair twist)

Jukwaa la streaming (Streaming platform)

تويتش ستريم - بث تويتش (Twitch broadcast)

Twitter (Twitter)

Tweet platform

Mtandao wa maandishi mafupi (Short text network)

خلاف تويتر (Twitter beef)

تويتر دراما - دراما تويتر (Twitter drama)

Jina la Twitter (Twitter name)

Mazungumzo ya Twitter (Twitter conversations)

Pelea en Twitter (Twitter fight)

ሁለት/ሁለት (Hulet) - two

Two Oceans (Wine)

A slang phrase referencing people pairing up as couples (like animals entering Noah's Ark in twos). Often used teasingly...

تو فاكتور - عاملين للمصادقة (two factor authentication)

ቱ ሆምስ - ክልተ ገዛ (Two homes - Dual identity)

ቱ ወርልድ ሊቪንግ - ምንባር ክልተ ዓለም (Two world living)

توثيق ثنائي - Two-factor authentication

Chapéu (Hat)

Carregar bateria (Charge battery)

Relaxar, curtir junto (To chill, hang out together)

Relaxar muito, descansar (To relax heavily, to rest)

Tentação (Temptation)

Ervas medicinais (Medicinal herbs)

Jogo tradicional moçambicano (Traditional Mozambican game)

Chamar (Call/Summon)

Chamar família (Call family)

Conversas, fofocas (Chats, gossip)

Fofocar, falar dos outros (To gossip)

Carro velho / sucata (Old car / junk)

Empurrar, mover (To push, move)