Browse African Slang

Bicycle

Bicyclette en ville (Urban cycling)

Bicycle taxi

Vénère (Angry - verlan)

Vérité absolue (Absolute truth)

Dire en Gouro (To say in Gouro)

Personne expérimentée (Experienced person)

Vent en Wobé (Wind in Wobé)

Programa malicioso (Malicious program)

Pratique spirituelle (Spiritual practice)

Grand-père en Baoulé (Grandfather in Baoulé)

Vĩnde (To swallow)

Vœux de mariage (Wedding vows)

Sacrifice (Sacrifice)

Peur (Fear)

Peur (Fear)

Fear; be afraid

Méchant (Mean person)

Rouge (Red)

Vẽẽnem (Life - Mooré)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

An African term starting with the prefix 'va', which commonly indicates a noun class in Bantu languages. The root 'cakeg...

Posição disponível (Available position)

A term from African languages referring to cultural concepts or everyday objects.

Princípios morais (Moral principles)

Sem pessoas (Empty)

Sem produtos animais (No animal products)

Limite de velocidade (Speed limit)

Medidor de velocidade (Speedometer)

Ato de vender (Sales)

Casual “How’s it going?” greeting" ("Namlish slang")

Via expressa (Express way)

Beautiful villa

Conteúdo muito compartilhado (Highly shared content)

Momento viral (Viral moment)

Perspectiva futura (Future perspective)

Suplementos nutricionais (Nutritional supplements)

Bebida russa (Vodka)

Forceful way to tell someone or an animal to go away.

That's it (French)

Direção do carro (Steering wheel)

Vôlei (Volleyball)

Really true (French-Somali)

Seen but ignored on messaging apps; the double 'vu' emphasizes the deliberate ignoring

Mostrar fraquezas (Show weaknesses)