Literally: Pinch the wall
Slang for retrieving cash from an ATM
Added on October 8, 2022
Literally: A fattened one, or one that is made with smen
Msemna is the singular form of msmen, a Moroccan dish that looks like a flat square pancake. Figuratively, it also means a slap to the face.
Added on February 14, 2021
Literally: The kind mother.
A euphemism used to describe universities (facultés) in Morocco. As opposed to higher education schools and institutes, Moroccan universities don't generally have special admission requirements other than a high school graduation diploma (baccalauréat). This has been likened to the unconditional love of a kind mother because it loves its children regardless of their shortcomings. Synonyms include but are not limited to : la fac (sometimes spelled "la fuck"), lkollia
Added on January 21, 2021
Literally: Les é
Short for "les écouteurs", meaning "earphones". Sometimes the plural form "lliziat" is used instead of the singular form. Since "llizi" is itself a plural, this essentially makes "lliziat" the plural of a plural.
Added on January 14, 2021
Literally: It whistles
It is said about a place that is empty.
Added on December 26, 2020
Literally: Mickeys
Slang for "cartoons" (dated). The term "mikhyat" is the plural of "mikhi", which was popularized by Mickey from "Mickey Mouse".
Added on December 21, 2020
Literally: Shove in your face
To shove in one's face is slang for "to eat". Synonyms include "t9assi" or "t3alj" (to cure).
Added on December 20, 2020
Literally: A crush
A way for people to refer to someone they have a crush on. It is usually referred to as "the crush" (Lcrush) instead of "a crush" (crush, without the L)
Added on December 6, 2020