Browse African Slang

زعلان - حزين/غاضب (Upset - sad/angry)

Literally “slip,” slang for “to dodge” or avoid someone.

زحمة - يُفترض/كأنه (Supposedly - as if)

زبادي - Yogurt

ذاكر - ادرس (Study)

مذاكرة - Studying

زملكاوي - Zamalek fan

Means “all the same” or “doesn’t matter either way.”. Usage: We can go to the club or the cafe, zay ba3d for me.

زي الفل - ممتاز (Like jasmine - excellent)

Literally “like jasmine,” meaning something is excellent or in great shape.

زي الورد - Like flowers

زي ما انت عايز - As you like

Everything is peachy / perfect.

Something like that.

زعل - غضب (Upset - anger)

زبون - Customer

Awful, disgusting (literally tar).

Slang for someone who’s always tagging along uninvited (a bit of a leech). Usage: Every time we hang out, that zeh neigh...

ذكر - Remembrance of God

زيرو ويست - Zero waste

زيادة - Extra/Too much

ذنوب - Sins

زومبا - Zumba