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Empty barrel

🇬🇭 Ghana Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Empty barrel definition 1

Talkative person with no substance (All talk)

"He be empty barrel, just noise (He's all talk, just making noise)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Empty barrel definition 2

Loud but worthless (Empty vessel)

"Empty barrel make the most noise! (Empty vessels make the most noise!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇬🇭 Ghana
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2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Empty barrel 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Loud but empty (Empty barrel)

"Empty barrel make di most noise. (Empty barrels make the most noise.)"
Empty barrel 🇱🇷 Liberia

Loud but worthless (Empty vessel)

"Empty barrel make the most noise! (Empty vessels make the most noise!)"

🇬🇭 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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🌍 "Empty barrel" Across Africa

This word is also used in 2 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Empty barrel 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Loud but empty (Empty barrel)
Empty barrel 🇱🇷 Liberia

Loud but worthless (Empty vessel)

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