flexy فليكسي

Algerian Darja · noun

“flexy” (فليكسي) is a noun in Algerian Darja meaning mobile phone credit top-up.

Meanings

1. mobile phone credit top-up
2. airtime transfer

Usage

flexy refers to the electronic top-up of mobile phone credit, done at a shop or between individuals. The word is used with dir (to do): dir flexy, or dirli flexy (top me up). It also gives a verb: flexili, "top me up". It is used whatever the operator and is part of everyday vocabulary. Shops offering this service often display "flexy" on their front.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “flexy” but also “flexi”, “fleksi” and “flixi”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “flexy” on the Arabic keyboard