adjei
An exclamation of annoyance or dismay
ampe
A Ghanaian children's game
asasabonsam
An Akan folkloric being, like a vampire
asweh
A shortening of "I swear"
bo-styles
Slang meaning "cool" or "awesome"
bogahs
Slang for a Ghanaian person living abroad
bulla
Slang for "penis"
cassava
A tuberous, starchy, edible root, also called "yuca"
chemshi
Galvanized steel roofing sheets
Chelsea
Harri's preferred soccer team
chooked
Stabbed
dey touch
Crazy, mad
donkey hours
Ghanaian slang meaning "a very long time"
fag (slang)
British English term for a cigarette
fronting
To disrespect someone, to "talk trash"
fufu
Pounded boiled yams
fuzzy-wuzzy (slur)
A racial slur used against people of African descent
hutious
Scary, frightening
numpty
British slang for a stupid person
obruni
Ghanaian term for a white person
palaver
Argument, trouble, difficulty, business
paradiddle
A drumroll
paroxysm
Explosion, attack
pesewa
A Ghanaian monetary unit
quid
A British pound, the base unit of currency
RE
An acronym for "religious education," a course UK primary school students take to learn about world religions
red-eyes
Term for being furious, envious, no-nonsense, or greedy
rendezvous
Appointment, date
rounders
An English bat and ball game, similar to baseball
slack
Slang for promiscuous
stifle
Choke, make sticky or muggy
stupefied
Numb, sedated
Supply Teacher
A substitute teacher
tenner
British slang for ten pounds (currency)
The Dell Farm Crew
The gang at Harri's school, headed by X-Fire. The crew is named after the Dell Farm estates, a social housing project where the boys live. The crew claims its own tables and seating at school and threatens other students.
timorous
Lacking courage, shy