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Houphouët

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Slang
Added Aug 10, 2025 · 2 definitions
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Houphouët definition 1

Reference au premier président (Reference to first president)

"Du temps d'Houphouët c'était mieux (In Houphouët's time it was better)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Houphouët definition 2

Sage, diplomate (Wise, diplomatic)

"Il parle comme Houphouët (He speaks like Houphouet)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

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🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
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Houphouët 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Reference au premier président (Reference to first president)

"Du temps d'Houphouët c'était mieux (In Houphouët's time it was better)"
Ouphouët 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire

Expression d'étonnement (Expression of astonishment)

"Ouphouët! C'est incroyable! (Wow! That's incredible!)"

🇨🇮 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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