Cash machine/Money dispenser (Automated teller) For example: "ATM dey swallow cards (The ATM is swallowing cards)"

Where does the slang word ATM come from?

ATM is a slang term from Ghana. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Ghana and across Africa.

ATM

🇬🇭 Ghana Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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ATM definition 1

Cash machine/Money dispenser (Automated teller)

"ATM dey swallow cards (The ATM is swallowing cards)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

ATM 🇿🇦 South Africa

At the moment,"Busy atm, call later.

ATM 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Masinn larzan (Money machine)

"ATM pa pe travay (The ATM isn't working)"

🇬🇭 About Ghana Slang

Ghanaian slang reflects the country's diverse ethnic tapestry. Akan, Ewe, and Ga languages fuse with English to create Pidgin expressions and Afrobeats-influenced street terms.

KASINARY has 1934 Ghana slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "ATM" Across Africa

This word is also used in 12 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

ATM 🇿🇦 South Africa

Yes, like the cash machine. In Lesotho slang ATM refers to an older lover who gives you money (a sugar daddy/mommy). Similar to 'Minister of Finance.'

ATM 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Masinn larzan (Money machine)

ATM 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Yes, like the cash machine. In Lesotho slang ATM refers to an older lover who gives you money (a sugar daddy/mommy). Similar to 'Minister of Finance.'

ATM 🇦🇴 Angola

Caixa automático (Automatic teller)

ATM 🇨🇲 Cameroon

ATM (ATM machine)

ATM 🇪🇬 Egypt

إي تي إم - ATM

ATM 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umshini wemali (Money machine)

ATM 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ኤቲኤም/ኤቲኤም (ATM) - ATM

ATM 🇳🇦 Namibia

Cash machine (Money dispenser)