Basic Education Certificate Exam (Junior high exam) For example: "BECE results don come (Junior high exam results are out)"

Where does the slang word BECE come from?

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

BECE

🇬🇭 Ghana Slang

Added Aug 10, 2025 · 1 definition

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Basic Education Certificate Exam (Junior high exam)

"BECE results don come (Junior high exam results are out)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

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BECE 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Basic exam (BECE)

"E pass BECE. (He passed BECE.)"

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🇬🇭 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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🌍 "BECE" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

BECE 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Basic exam (BECE)

🇬🇭 More Ghana Slang

I dey hung I’m hungry (Ghanaian Pidgin often drops the “-ry”). SHS Senior High School (High school) Family feud Relative conflict/Clan fight (Family dispute) Wahala no dey “No trouble” (everything is fine). Gbedu Good music/Banging tune (Good music) Gbonyo A lazy person (literally “dead body”).

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