What does Tailor mean?

ስፌት/ስፌት (Sifet) - tailor For example: "Expert sifet (Expert tailor)"

Where does the slang word Tailor come from?

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

Tailor

🇪🇹 Ethiopia Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Tailor definition 1

ስፌት/ስፌት (Sifet) - tailor

"Expert sifet (Expert tailor)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Tailor 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Tailor (Tailor)

"My tailor dey skilled (My tailor is skilled)"

Tailor 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umtfungi wetingubo (Clothes sewer)

"Tailor wami muhle kakhulu (My tailor is very good)"

🇪🇹 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.

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🌍 "Tailor" Across Africa

This word is also used in 6 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Tailor 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Tailor (Tailor)

Tailor 🇸🇿 Eswatini

Umtfungi wetingubo (Clothes sewer)

Tailor 🇬🇲 Gambia

Tailor bi baax na (The tailor is good)

Tailor 🇱🇷 Liberia

Clothes maker/Seamster (Tailor)

Tailor 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Clothes maker (Clothes maker)

Tailor 🇿🇲 Zambia

Clothes maker

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