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Gbangban

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Gbangban definition 1

Directement, franchement (Directly, frankly)

"Je vais te parler gbangban (I'll speak to you frankly)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
Definitions
1 community definition
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Gbangban 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Gbangban (Strong/solid)

"Il est gbangban! (He's strong!)"
Gbangban 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Directement, franchement (Directly, frankly)

"Naloba gbangban (I speak frankly)"

🇨🇮 About Côte d'Ivoire Slang

Ivorian slang centres on Nouchi, a colourful urban creole born in Abidjan that blends French with Dioula, Bété, and other local languages into one of West Africa's most distinctive street dialects.

KASINARY has 1498 Côte d'Ivoire slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Gbangban" Across Africa

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

Gbangban 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso

Gbangban (Strong/solid)
Gbangban 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo

Directement, franchement (Directly, frankly)

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