Browse African Slang

Zoom university

زووم زومبي - زومبي زووم (Zoom zombie)

Zoom-koom (Millet water drink)

Gen Z person

Joint, blunt

High or drunk

Wind instrument

Means flashy or show-off, often for someone dressing too extravagantly. Possibly onomatopoeic or from local dialect

Ville de l'Ouest montagneux (Western mountain city)

Zouglou (Street smart)

Esprit contestataire (Protest spirit)

Moment fête ivoirienne (Ivorian party time)

Festival musical (Music festival)

Artiste ou fan de zouglou (Zouglou artist or fan)

Mouvement musical contestataire (Musical protest movement)

Artiste de zouglou (Zouglou artist)

Teenager

Estilo musical / local de dança (Music style / dance venue)

Danser, faire la fête (To dance, party)

Danser le zouk (Dance zouk)

Zoulou (Black person - offensive)

A term for very spicy stew or hot gossip (figuratively 'peppery'). If someone brings hot news, friends say 'voici le zou...

Means “girl” or “girlfriend” (Algerian argot for a chick).

Murmurer/chuchoter (Whisper)

Fromage végétal (Plant cheese)

Planting

Carpets

زرق، أزرق، حزين (Blue, sad)

Means 'to hang out doing nothing in particular'. From the verb yizrag, youth use it to say they're chilling.

زريق خاص، حليب رائب مميز (Special buttermilk)

Traditional sweet

Zù (Nuit/Night)

Zù (Nuit/Night)

Frère de rue (Street brother)

Frère de rue (Street brother)

Take courage

Prends l'intelligence (Get wisdom)

Barulho / brincadeira (Noise / joking)

Zuchu/msanii wa kike (Zuchu/female artist)

(Hausa) Literally 'my heart.' A loving way to refer to one's sweetheart. It's like calling someone 'the keeper of my hea...

Zug-peele (Wise head)

Zug-toore (Hard head/stubborn)

Fool or deceive (from Congo Swahili perhaps).

Zuge (To stand)

Zuku TV

Oshimaliwa / quick money (Money / quick cash)

Zulu (Time)

Horn trumpet

زومبا - Zumba

Distrito fronteiriço (Border district)