Browse African Slang

Changer, éviter (To change, avoid)

Ignorer, oublier (To ignore, forget)

Zapper (To skip/forget)

Ignorer (To ignore)

Infos rapides (Quick info)

زارا، ماركة أزياء (Zara brand)

زرافة (Traditional gathering)

Zarbi (Bizarre - verlan)

زردة (Party / gathering)

ዛሬ/ዛሬ (Today)

Literally “today what,” meaning “what’s the plan today?” Youth ask this to see what’s happening. Usage: Zare min? Are we...

Zarma (Seriously/come on)

Incroyable (Incredible)

Zarma (Seriously/come on)

Eid gift

Bride gifts

Groom's gifts

زاوية، مدرسة دينية (Religious school)

École coranique (Quranic school)

زاوية (Corner / district)

زاوية زاوية (Beat around the bush)

زاوية (District in Misrata)

Like; as

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

Like/as (Arabic-French)

زي الفل - Like jasmine (great)

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

زي الورد - Like flowers

زي ما انت عايز - As you like

Extra/additional

Everything is peachy / perfect.

Dialect phrase meaning 'just like that for nothing.' Gubba is a dome; the idea is something happened randomly or the per...

Something like that.

Marijuana

A recent slang from the hit street song 'Zazu Zeh' by Portable. Zazu doesn't have a fixed meaning but is an exclamation ...

Style musical (Musical style)

Ancien Congolais (Old-style Congolese) - historique

Trash or worthless; harsh judgment that strips human dignity - often used for corrupt officials who 'became zbel' throug...

Phrase for a complete mess-up (zbel = trash, galaa = to fry). Usage: The party turned zbel galaa after the power went ou...

Customer

Pot en terre (Clay pot)

زعل - غضب (Upset - anger)

Enthusiasm

Very enthusiastic

Penis (vulgar)

Rude slang literally meaning my dick. Tunisian youth use it as a vulgar interjection (vulgar, use with close friends onl...

A vulgar term meaning “my d\*\*\*,” used among youth as an expletive or to dismiss something.

D*ck (vulgar)

Pende dance

زبون - Customer