Browse African Slang

Means 'so it is said' or 'like…'. Youth use wai mid-sentence to report hearsay or as filler: 'Il dit wai il est fatigué'

Wai-wai (Hurry hurry)

Hold on/Wait a bit (Wait a moment)

Wait wait (Keep waiting)

አስተናጋጅ/አስተናጋጅ (Astenagaj) - waiter

وايتينغ روم - غرفة الانتظار (waiting room)

Waitse (You know what)

Slang for street-smart folks (literally “clever ones”).

Waka (To walk/go)

Caminar, andar (To walk, go around)

Style musical africain (African music style)

Marche rapide (Fast walk)

Shipping agent

Lugar imaginário perfeito (Perfect imaginary place)

Wakat (Time - Mooré)

Wakat n pa lebge (Time doesn't return)

Wakat sõngre (Good times)

Wakati/muda (Time/period)

Wakati ni thamani (Time is valuable)

Old times

Lobster time

Work time

Harvest time

Wakati wowote/muda wowote (Anytime/any moment)

Wakato (When - Mooré)

Wake (To wake up)

Rise/Get up (Wake up)

Wake up (Get up)

መቀስቀሻ ጥሪ/መቀስቀሻ ጥሪ (Mekeskesha tiri) - wake up call

Wake wake (Stay awake)

Wakenya ni hodari (Kenyans are great)

واخا، موافق (Okay, alright)

Born with privilege; had it easy" (Chichewa slang)

Libyan for 'Move aside!' or 'back off.' Common in traffic or telling someone to step back.

Long time

Avocat (Lawyer)

Mwanasheria wa kesi (Case lawyer)

Wakkerstroom is a colloquial term used in African communities.

Comorians abroad

Wakoze neza Imana iguhembera (You do good, God rewards you - good deeds are rewarded)

Cidade do interior (Interior city)

Thief (insult for a sneaky person) (Origin: Chichewa)

Someone with a sneaky (untrustworthy look")

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

Wakulima wadogo (Small scale farmers)

You’re showing off/flexing" (Chichewa slang)

Wazazi (Parents)

Community elders

Wakwiya / Wokwiya (Angry / upset)

Femme/meuf (Woman/chick)