Browse African Slang

Vie nocturne de Yopougon (Yopougon nightlife)

Tariq/sikka (Road/path - Dinka)

Exclamation for surprise (Expression of shock)

Chaos / crazy vibe.

Second person

Common Ugandan-English phrase said to someone who hasn’t been around in a while (meaning “Long time no see, I’ve missed ...

You're boring/dull (Not interesting)

You're capable (You can do it)

Do you understand? (Do you get it?)

High praise meaning “you did great” or “kudos, you nailed it.”

Tu me comprends (You feel me)

You’re kidding/joking OR you’re being foolish

You got this (You can do it)

A proverb highlighting different attitudes to time. It implies that while Westerners (with watches) stress about punctua...

A conversational quirk where "must just" is used to suggest what someone should simply do. It adds a casual emphasis, im...

Casual way of saying "you guys" or addressing a group of people (with "ous" from Afrikaans meaning guys or fellows). Oft...

You right (You're correct)

Understand/Notice (You get it)

You too/Yourself (And you?)

You well? (Are you okay?)

You wrong (You're incorrect)

Faux, contrefait (Fake, counterfeit)

Faux, contrefaçon (Fake, counterfeit)

Jeune fille facile (Easy girl)

يوم - Day

Timu ya mpira (Football team)

I-CEO lencane (Young CEO)

Guinea joven ascendiendo (Young Guinea rising)

Jeune qui réussit (Young achiever)

Young blood (Youth)

Youth/Millennials (Young people)

Jeune leader (Young leader)

Hacedor de líderes jóvenes (Young leader maker)

قادة شباب (Young leaders)

Young old (All ages)

Youth/Juniors (Young ones)

I-professional lencane (Young professional)

Red de jóvenes profesionales (Young professional network)

Amplificador de voz joven (Young voice amplifier)

شاب جامح (Young wild)

Jeune riche (Young money)

Jeune vedette (Young star)

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Your father/Sarcastic retort (Your father - insult)

If someone's 'heart get cold,' they have calmed down / been appeased.

Your area/Place (Your neighborhood)

“<a href="/word/you" class="internal-link" title="View definition of You">You</a> too” (Pidgin contraction of “<a href="...

Youth (Young person)

Youth Day (Youth celebration)

A joking term for when an older woman is with a young man, implying she's schooling him in love. 'She opened a youth aca...