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Wahala

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Wahala definition 1

Problem (Problem/trouble)

"Too much wahala. (Too many problems.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
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April 2026

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A Nigerian/West African term for trouble or problem.

"Don't bring wahala to my house!"
Wahala 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Meaning 'trouble' or 'drama.' Thanks to Nigerian movies and music, Moz youth use wahala to mean any problem or fuss

"Não te metas com esse cara, só dá wahala. (Don't mess with that guy, it only brings trouble.)"

🇸🇱 About Sierra Leone Slang

Sierra Leone slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1301 Sierra Leone slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Wahala" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Wahala

A Nigerian/West African term for trouble or problem.
Wahala 🇲🇿 Mozambique

Meaning 'trouble' or 'drama.' Thanks to Nigerian movies and music, Moz youth use wahala to mean any problem or fuss
Wahala 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Wahala means 'trouble' or 'problem'. In Nigerian parlance, 'no wahala' means 'no problem' and 'big wahala' means a lot of trouble. It's one of the mos…
Wahala 🇬🇭 Ghana

Problem/Trouble (Problem)
Wahala 🇱🇷 Liberia

Trouble/Stress (Problems)

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