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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by omenka(m): 11:00pm On Sep 21, 2014
You go fear!! - just like saying "you don't say!!". Or "wow!!" (Expressing surprise)

Eg:
Guy 1: Omo, Rukewe don lite dat babe oo!!

Guy 2: Oboy!! You go fear!!! shocked

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Olong(m): 11:01pm On Sep 21, 2014
Nice...
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Superstar007(m): 11:02pm On Sep 21, 2014
Yawa don gas/Kasala don burst - It means that there is fire on the mountain grin

Wetin you dey find go sokoto dey your sokoto - What you are looking for somewhere else is already around you.

Dey deir na/ you dey dull o - means you should make use of your brain or you'll be left behind.

I don hammer - I have made it./ I'm successful

I don vex - I'm angry

I don die oh - just like saying I'm dead though it doesn't imply the literal death. It depends on instances being used. E.g someone said something very funny. . During the couse of the laughter, you'll this remark. Or if you did something wrong then you realize the penalty of your mistake, this remark also fits in this scenario

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Odunharry(m): 11:02pm On Sep 21, 2014
berem: abeg you get white for there?
Meaning: do you have 50naira?


Teeth full your mouth
Meaning: you talk too much

grin grin
u dy go white house?-u dy go toilet
u dn fiyan/dey wel-u dn chop?
Gve me 5be-gv me 5000
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:04pm On Sep 21, 2014
lol....dis one okoroiko....bros ksslib ...nice topic...i gbadun u jare!

for fucrk sake....wer dis mrsbrezzy sef?

dis girl no go kill me ooo!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by omenka(m): 11:06pm On Sep 21, 2014
Tender blast: to grant s€x.

Eg: Bogeh, finally dat babe don tender blast oo. grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by PasD(m): 11:06pm On Sep 21, 2014
What's the origin of pigin english sef? Who knws? Enlighten me abeg
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by kizyto(m): 11:07pm On Sep 21, 2014
wetin "consign" me.... meaning its not my concern/ business
to tear race..... to run
die.... adjective to qualify your expression e.g she fine die
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by papadjaji: 11:09pm On Sep 21, 2014
Which way/logo? Or How far? Or werin dey? Or Ao ur side? Meaning how r are you.

And in response you can say: i bam or no yawa or nothing o. Meaning you are fine.

Hold your side. You cannot literally hold your side. So here it means discontinue d . .. eg
Adam: eve abeg show make we get down na
Eve: guy, abeg hold ur side

It can also mean you are ok. Eg
Adam: eve no vex, i no get cash for d salon wey you wan go
Eve: no worry, i hold my side

Na wetin na? Meaning: is there a problem?

U chop winch? Meaning: are you a wizard?

Make i hear (word): meaning: enough of the nonsense talk.

Yawa/casala don gas. Meaning there is trouble.

Adam don soak. Meaning Adam is drunk.

"Abegi" is an exclamation like "oh please"
Eg.
Adam: na me go be president for 2015.
Eve: abegi, make i hear word.

You can use d expression "them no born you well" to mean "you are not man enough..."

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:11pm On Sep 21, 2014
oga op,you make brain diee!! i no wan comment but as i look am.guys gats comment o...later jare,i wan crash!!

lol...i feel razz sha.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by acada111(f): 11:12pm On Sep 21, 2014
Lol, make I drop my own.

1. So na me u de "buga" for abi? - na me u de make yanga for, abi.

2. Guy, u de "jonze" seriously. - U de Bleep up seriously.

3. "Their Ear" "their left nyash" -

4. "Go hug transformer jare" - go and die

5. "Oshofri" - Free thing

6. "Awoof" de run belle - Free thing kills

7. "My nyash de inside my knickers o" - I de on my own o!

8. Na "kurukere waka" go kill u- na wayo.
waka go kill u....lol, d list goes on.

Warri....i hail o cheesy

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:14pm On Sep 21, 2014
#nor let me run enter your life oo(to threaten)#....#na many you many, you nor reach(to dare one to carry out a threat)#.....#shait for church cum take bible clean yansh(when one commits a serious crime inaddition to another unresolved crime)#.....#i dey tell you tori, you say e too taay(used when one is in haste to know the end of a gist there by interrupting)#....#dem nor say make small pinkin no get big teeth oo sofar make e get big lips to cover am(use to warn a younger who talks disrepectfully at an elder- will look good on nl arrogant kids)#...#if i say make i pay you back ehn, you no go wait take your change(to warn someone who wronged you the implication of revenge) #.......

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by omenka(m): 11:22pm On Sep 21, 2014
Dey monkey yourself: be fooling yourself.

Eg
Bros nor dey monkey yourself oo, dat guy nor go show this zanga.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:24pm On Sep 21, 2014
I feel like trolling, project on going, can't sleep: troll mode activated!

Jail Break, run you're free!!!


Do the robot!


You fancy huh?


Welcome to the future!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:27pm On Sep 21, 2014
1. No lele: no qualms

2.e don be/e don set: the chips r down

3.gbase: to escape or run
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by prowlG: 11:29pm On Sep 21, 2014
I dey gbadun u, no be small
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by usmanspihn(m): 11:32pm On Sep 21, 2014
Guy I wan go white...... Means I wanna go use the toilet.
Guy abeg sama me smoke......... iguy gimme weed, I wanna smoke
No dey holla my name anyhow............stop shouting my name

Reason ur matter......... Don't lemme change towards u(attitude)

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 11:49pm On Sep 21, 2014
Ksslib: Some of you Ajebutters might have heard people saying some of this stuff but had no idea what they meant... Well here are few i can think of...

1..You don see me finish: This is often used when someone you're much older than doesnt accord you proper respect.. Typical scenario:
Person; Hmmmmn! Who mess this kain thing na?
Small boy:: Na Brother luke
Br Luke::: I no blame you. You don see me finish

2..I dey H:: I dey H is a coded way we use to express hunger. The H there stands for Hunger and its pretty popular and very much used by quite a hadful.
E.g:: guy,you never cook cos me dey H badly o.

3..E go be na: This might sound strange hearing it for the first time cos its just a phrase that doesnt make sense.. But its a way saying later, till we meet again..e..t..c
Guy1:-Ok ma dey reach house.
Guy2:- Ok my guy.. E go be na.

4..Park well: Not only the security man can tell you to park well. Even those without cars in Naija do park well. Park well is used to dare someone..
Guy 1:- see, i go leave this bottle for your head oo
Guy2: bone that thing.. Guy i say park well.

5..Bone that thing: Yea! Bone right?. But it has nothing to do with the skeletal system. Bone that thing can be used as another form of park well in some cases, but its mostly used as just forget it..
Guy1: If i see rukewe, i swear me go land ha slap
Guy2: You big pass that one na. just bone the babe.
2nd case:
Man; young man i'l deal with you. You know who i am?
Boy: Oga dis one na just grammar. Bone that thing

6. I wan crash: Nope! It has nothing to do with plane crash so keep calm. I wan crash is the pidgin version of i'm feeling sleepy or off to bed.
Guy: you fit help me type this document?
Guy2: tomorrow abeg. Cos i wan crash so

7..I dey high table: Owanbe party freaks and those of you who love eating burial rice can easily identify with High table. But in this case, i dey high table is used when you're eating.
Guy: walks in and see's his guy eating**
Guy2: My guy i dey high table o. Con join me.

8..I go treat f.f.uck-up: has nothing to do with sex. Its used when you're planning to get back at someone who betrayed,wronged or annoyed you.
Guy: skippo no gree pay me my money oo
Guy 2: guy no worry. We go treat him f.f.uck-up

9..I go enter you o: Its logically/anatomically cheesy impossible for a human being to enter another human being but in pidgin it is. This is used to warn someone off an iminent attack from your part.
Guy: **Slaps him**.. You dey kolo. Who you be?
Guy2: **pulls shirt** you dey mad? Guy if you try am again, i swear i go enter you..

10. I don moose: But pronounced as Murze .. Star,Heinekein(spell check) ,Gulder and harp lovers use this line to express their drunken state.
Guy: why you dey behave like this na?
Guy; My guy i don moose.

11.Make brain: God is the giver of life alright. The brain is by far one of, if not the most outstanding organ. But we don dey make brain for pidgin tey tey.
Guy: ooh boy..See that mami water
guy2: oh boy.. see shape. She make brain die.

Happy new month..
Add yours..




Abeg 1000 likes for this ni.gga l!!! Hahaha


well...according to cnn go(a travel based site or colomn or wateva), pidgin is the 5th sexiest language in the world. so i'm guessing dats y everything u talk for here just "make brain" wink

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by experimentist: 11:52pm On Sep 21, 2014
My new invented pidgins:

1.. Wetin dey sup (wats happening)
2.. U dey maa? (Are you mad)
3.. U chop winch? ( Are u ok)
4.. Ur faagbon! (Fucck you)
5.. I go change am for u o (I will fight you)
6.. Weh di ganja deh (where is d weed)
7.. Claro (smallest part of weed smoke)
8.. Omo I don skelewu (I'm so high)
9.. O boy I wan do am foreign (I wana be going)

10. Na only you waka come (did u came alone)
11.. Diaris God o ( grin )

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by trisha01(f): 11:54pm On Sep 21, 2014
hmm nawa o, c as pple dy show dm selfs
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by 5ky3(m): 11:56pm On Sep 21, 2014
Omoh..c as me saka dey digest we slangz like say 2moro no dy.. @OP diz thread don make me upgrade ma pidgin.. Still repping Dah_barackz boiz.. Thou me don macte comot 4 dier.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by AriDsexy(f): 11:57pm On Sep 21, 2014
acada111: Lol, make I drop my own.

1. So na me u de "buga" for abi? - na me u de make yanga for, abi.

2. Guy, u de "jonze" seriously. - U de Bleep up seriously.

3. "Their Ear" "their left nyash" -

4. Na "kurukere waka" go kill u- na wayo.
waka go kill u....lol, d list goes on.

Warri....i hail o cheesy
Lol @ ur no 3...waffarian,I hail!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Exjoker(m): 11:58pm On Sep 21, 2014
this thread come get as e be sef o...
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 12:02am On Sep 22, 2014
Run Street - Means to cheat someone.
Eg: Tiwa - I buy am 2k.
Me - U wan run me street abi?

IGM - Means I go Marry..
Eg: Uche - Baba, how nonso take dey blow that chick.
Me - Bros, na IGM nah.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Exjoker(m): 12:03am On Sep 22, 2014
experimentist: My new invented pidgins:

1.. Wetin dey sup (wats happening)
2.. U dey maa? (Are you mad)
3.. U chop winch? ( Are u ok)
4.. Ur faagbon! (Fucck you)
5.. I go change am for u o (I will fight you)
6.. Weh di ganja deh (where is d weed)
7.. Claro (smallest part of weed smoke)
8.. Omo I don skelewu (I'm so high)
9.. O boy I wan do am foreign (I wana be going)

10. Na only you waka come (did u came alone)
11.. Diaris God o ( grin )

I no dey there o my broda. na only you waka come
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by prowlG: 12:08am On Sep 22, 2014
Make we even adopt pidgin for naija, e go make sense make all tribes dey speak 1 general language wey go be pidgin.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by dokunbam(m): 12:08am On Sep 22, 2014
what of 'mash carbon'?

I have to ask my friend, he said to move
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by JeffreyJamez(m): 12:10am On Sep 22, 2014
If you don't understand or speak pidgin and you call yourself a Nigerian, just die abeg..... even those chinko guys for C Villa dey blow pidgin like say tomorrow no dey!!

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ceeceeco: 12:11am On Sep 22, 2014
If u jons(Bleep up), i go mend(beat) u, e be lyk say u don dey rove(mumu). Guy u tidy chaw(food)? I wan bite(eat) cos i dey H(Hungry). Why u dey yan lyk dis? Guy u dey mis-yan(talking nonsense) o, u no get cordelia(cordination). U no go use ur kafa(brain)? Pass(give) me dat vass(money) make i go arrange dat stuff(an item). Guy comport(respect) urself make i no change am(to deal with) 4 u now. Omo na orjor(police) men be dat o, me i don discharge(run). Guy make i throw rope(go), later na. See dis manchi(man) o! Na me u dey ginjer(shout at)? Guy abeg u get riz(rizla) make i use arrange(roll) dis kpom(cannabis sativa)? Hey wey u; focus! On how u jons u collect sharply. Guy hw fa na? I pin(stand strong)! Hw ur side na? Omo(guy) na street(hustling), notin much.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by experimentist: 12:12am On Sep 22, 2014
Exjoker:

I no dey there o my broda. na only you waka come
ok I got more....

1.. Yansh dey pepe me ( my asss hurts)
2.. Prick stand (dick rise)
3.. Toto dey scratch me ( ? )
4.. I dey go J (I'm going to work)
5.. How far, u get quay? (Sup, you got weed)

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 12:13am On Sep 22, 2014
Ok brb

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