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Basic

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ቤሲክ/ተራ (Basic/ordinary)

"So basic (So basic)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

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Basic 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ordiner, senp (Basic, simple)

"Sa outfit i basic (That outfit is basic)"
Basic 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Mainstream, unoriginal

"Pumpkin spice lattes are so basic"

🇪🇹 About Ethiopia Slang

Ethiopian slang spans Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrinya, with Addis Abeba youth culture driving a mix of traditional expressions and modern street language.

KASINARY has 1778 Ethiopia slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Basic" Across Africa

This word is also used in 11 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Basic 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Ordiner, senp (Basic, simple)
Basic 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Mainstream, unoriginal
Basic 🇿🇦 South Africa

Gewoon, boring (Ordinary, boring)
Basic 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Adi jiddan (Very ordinary)
Basic 🇪🇬 Egypt

بيسك - Basic
Basic 🇰🇪 Kenya

Ya kawaida tu (Basic/ordinary)
Basic 🇱🇾 Libya

بيسك (Basic / ordinary)
Basic 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Básico, sem graça (Basic, boring)
Basic 🇳🇦 Namibia

Ordinary / plain (Simple / common)
Basic

Mainstream, unoriginal
Basic 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Umuntu usanzwe cyane (Very ordinary person)

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

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