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Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by spicyv1(f): 2:58pm On Sep 02, 2012
Why do Nigerians like saying things twice e.g. magomago, crycry, follofollo, yanmayanma, bombom, puffpuff, chinchin, kulikuli, wakawaka, moimoi, jedijedi, sharpsharp, yoriyori, gbomogbomo, mumu, truetrue, borrowborrow, lielie, lailai, fearfear, touchtouch, talktalk, holyholy, jigijigi, jagajaga, kiakia, mazamaza, scatterscatter, potopoto, chopchop kabukabu, wuruwuru, palapala, chuachua worryworry. I know you will resend dis 2 somebody: copycopy.

Ps: this is a broadcast I received on my phone today and thought to share. Lol.
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by Acidosis(m): 3:35pm On Sep 02, 2012
.. ..To assist stammerers. .

#Pls don't tell me to explain
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by spicyv1(f): 4:18pm On Sep 02, 2012
Lol, nice one. Never saw it from that angle. Lol.
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by Biggyd2: 5:40pm On Sep 02, 2012
funny o. grin grin grin grin Some others that missed the list:
Yanfu-yanfu
Small-small
Again-again
Plenty-plenty
Muchi-muchi
Fast-fast
Fear-fear
Quick-quick
Tif-tif
Gra-gra
Boi-boi
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by spicyv1(f): 12:35am On Sep 03, 2012
Hahaha Biggy: see you! Know-know! I am sure you like sabi-sabi a lot and you will be lafy-lafy wen you are doing your smarty-smarty.
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by samwash(m): 1:29am On Sep 03, 2012
What abt padi-padi,bear-bear,jaga-jaga,look-look,pam-pam,to-to,run-run
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by Biggyd2: 1:39pm On Sep 04, 2012
spicy v: Hahaha Biggy: see you! Know-know! I am sure you like sabi-sabi a lot and you will be lafy-lafy wen you are doing your smarty-smarty.

Lawdy-lawdy! See me, see smeh-smeh o. Laff-laff wan finish me pata-pata grin grin grin grin
Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by spicyv1(f): 11:38am On Sep 08, 2012
Biggyd2:

Lawdy-lawdy! See me, see smeh-smeh o. Laff-laff wan finish me pata-pata grin grin grin grin

cheesy lol, you try, well-well. I doff my hat for you.

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Re: Why Do Nigerians Like Repititive Words? by flogun(f): 1:24pm On Sep 08, 2012
Nice one, never gave it a thought that we repeat words

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