What does Compound mean?

Compound (Compound/yard) For example: "Clean the compound (Clean the compound)"

Where does the slang word Compound come from?

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

Compound

🇨🇲 Cameroon Slang

Added Aug 12, 2025 · 1 definition

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Compound (Compound/yard)

"Clean the compound (Clean the compound)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025

Word Details

Country: 🇨🇲 Cameroon
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Compound 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Used to refer to the enclosed housing compounds where many NGOs or expats live

"I'll meet you at the UN compound."

Compound 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Compound/yard (Compound)

"Sweep di compound. (Sweep the yard.)"

🇨🇲 About Cameroon Slang

Cameroonian slang bridges French and English with Camfranglais, a unique urban fusion language born in Yaoundé and Douala that mixes both official languages with local vernacular.

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🌍 "Compound" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Compound 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Used to refer to the enclosed housing compounds where many NGOs or expats live

Compound 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Compound/yard (Compound)

Compound 🇪🇬 Egypt

كومپاوند - Compound

Compound 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea

Complejo residencial de empresa (Company residential compound)

Compound 🇱🇷 Liberia

Family property/Yard (Compound)

Compound 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Shared residence (Shared residence)

Compound 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Ikigo (Complex)

Compound 🇿🇲 Zambia

Mining township

Compound 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

Kompaundi (compound)

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