Browse African Slang

Voice message

Heard voice

Resistance voice

Vraiment (Really)

Vraiment (Really)

Really true (French-Somali)

Vraiment bien (Really good)

Absolument vrai (Absolutely true)

Afrikaans for 'die' (usually for animals), but used casually to mean extremely tired or laughing hard

Quartier industriel d'Abidjan (Abidjan industrial district)

Early (Afrikaans).

vrot Share definition Rotten (Afrikaans). Can be used literally or figuratively. This orange is only vrot hey! by Mike C...

Wife / woman (Afrikaans).

Imitates the revving sound of a fast car; refers to a flashy car or lifestyle.

Friday (Friday)

Message seen but ignored; 'vu' culture in Algeria is serious - ignoring messages can end friendships or start family feu...

Vuba (Soon)

Wake up / arise.

Wake up / arise.

Ho bula / Ho qala (To open / To start)

Extension agricole (Agricultural extension)

Msimu wa mvua kidogo (Light rain season)

Petite saison des pluies (Short rain season)

Open the gate / let loose (dance reference).

Short rains

فلنرابلتي (Vulnerability)

In youth slang, a vulture can mean someone who hangs around friends waiting for free booze or food – essentially living ...

Township joking term for being broke and waiting for others to finish eating so you can take leftovers, like a vulture. ...

Mavumbi (Dust)

Vumbi nyingi (Lots of dust)

Problem; trouble" (Chichewa)

The loud plastic horn blown at soccer matches (famous during the 2010 World Cup).

Faiseur de bruit (Noise maker)

Son de vuvuzela (Vuvuzela sound)

Seafood

Feast foods

Chakula kwa Kitaita (Food in Taita)

Youth clubs

Women's groups

New sources

Income sources

Farming tools

Vyose bigenda kirimwe (Everything goes at once - life is interconnected)

Vyose hamwe (Everything together)

Classrooms

Moyen de transport (Means of transport)

Véhicule de location (Rental vehicle)

Mãe / mulher mais velha (Mother / older woman)

Pai / homem mais velho (Father / older man)

Bisikileta hofaina / Bike share