سلك - Wire For example: "السلك مقطوع (The wire is cut) - El selk maqtoo3"

Where does the slang word Wire come from?

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

Wire

🇪🇬 Egypt Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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سلك - Wire

"السلك مقطوع (The wire is cut) - El selk maqtoo3"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇪🇬 Egypt
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

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Wire 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To transfer money (often illicitly). In street slang, wire means sending a bank transfer – originally referring to moving stolen funds. Scammers say 'see my wire' to boast about a successful transfer.

"Them don wire ₦5 million from the victim's account. (Meaning: They have transferred ₦5 million out of the victim's accou…"

Wire 🇱🇷 Liberia

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🇪🇬 About Egypt Slang

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🌍 "Wire" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Wire 🇳🇬 Nigeria

To transfer money (often illicitly). In street slang, wire means sending a bank transfer – originally referring to moving stolen funds. Scammers say '…

Wire 🇱🇷 Liberia

Money transfer/Send (Wire)

Wire 🇿🇲 Zambia

Money (from English but used as local slang)