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s'enjailler
🇨🇮 French slang from West Africa
What does “s'enjailler” mean?
to have fun, party
Example
“Ce soir, on va s'enjailler au maquis !”
Tonight we're going to party at the maquis!
Good to know
Ivorian, from English 'enjoy'. Huge in coupé-décalé and Afro music; 'l'enjaillement' = the fun, the vibe.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
🎉 Going out
The textbook way to say it: s'amuser
Heard in a conversation
Exam results day
Fabrice Ce môgô-là a encore raté. Je vais lui dire yako demain.
That guy failed again. I'll tell him sorry tomorrow.
Aïcha Faut pas le laisser seul. Bon, ce soir garba et zouglou, on va s'enjailler !
We can't leave him alone. OK, tonight it's garba and zouglou, we're going to party!
🥳 How other countries say “to have fun, have a great time”
- 🇫🇷 s'éclaterFrance
- 🇨🇦 avoir du funQuébec
- 🇧🇪 avoir bonBelgium
More from West Africa
- ça a gâtéit went off, it was amazing
- maquisopen-air bar-restaurant
- faroterto show off (with money)
- zouglouzouglou: Abidjan’s student-born dance music
- coupé-décalécoupé-décalé: flashy Ivorian party music
- une drogbaa big bottle of beer
- ambiancerto get the party going, to liven things up
- le tchapalomillet beer
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