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Extra

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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ኤክስትራ/ከመጠን በላይ (Extra/too much)

"Don't be extra (Don't be extra)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Extra 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Tro, egzazere (Extra, too much)

"Ou extra ozordi (You're extra today)"
Extra 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Over the top, dramatic

"Why are you being so extra?"

🇪🇹 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.

Browse all Ethiopia slang (1778 words)

🌍 "Extra" Across Africa

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

Extra 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Tro, egzazere (Extra, too much)
Extra 🌍 Gen Z/Gen Alpha

Over the top, dramatic
Extra 🇿🇦 South Africa

Oordrewe (Over the top)
Extra 🇸🇸 South Sudan

Ziyada (Too much)
Extra 🇪🇬 Egypt

إكسترا - Extra/Over the top
Extra 🇰🇪 Kenya

Zaidi sana (Too much)
Extra 🇱🇸 Lesotho

Ho eketsa / To add
Extra 🇱🇾 Libya

اكسترا (Extra / over the top)
Extra 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Exagerado, dramático (Over the top, dramatic)
Extra 🇳🇦 Namibia

Over the top / too much (Excessive)
Extra

Over the top, dramatic
Extra 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Gukora ibintu birenze (To do too much)

🇪🇹 More Ethiopia Slang

Catfish ካትፊሽ/አታላይ (Catfish) Rebound ሪባውንድ/ምትክ ግንኙነት (Rebound) Min yishalal ምን ይሻላል/ምን ይሻላል (What's better) Berenda ቤረንዳ/ቤረንዳ (Berenda) - bar/pub Fashion week ፋሽን ሳምንት/ፋሽን ሳምንት (Fashion samint) - fashion week Evening walk የማታ ጉዞ/የማታ ጉዞ (Yemata guzo) - evening walk
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DJ 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ዲጄ/ዲጄ (DJ)

Hezen 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

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Painkiller 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የህመም ማስታገሻ/የህመም ማስታገሻ (Yehimem mastagesh) - painkiller

Emergency exit 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የአደጋ መውጫ/የአደጋ መውጫ (Yeadega mewcha) - emergency exit

Mushra 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ሙሽራ/ሙሽራ (Mushra) - bride

Wedding photographer 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

የሰርግ ፎቶግራፈር/የሰርግ ፎቶግራፈር (Yeserg photographer) - wedding photographer

Conference 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ኮንፈረንስ/ኮንፈረንስ (Conference) - conference

Ethio-jazz 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ኢትዮ ጃዝ/ኢትዮ ጃዝ (Ethiopian jazz)

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