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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by mega13(m): 5:26am On Sep 22, 2014
Allohrandy: This sounds like Warri/Benin pidgin English

Omo 0wn ur side tight, nor show ur 32 b/c the guyman jst want to blend you up;
So 4get wher e pidging frm enter ur number 6 meeehhhhhh !!!cox na naija we dey s0.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 5:28am On Sep 22, 2014
Idrismusty97: "Wetin concern me?"
That is the pidgin version of "That's none of my business".

"You get mouth o!"
That means you are funny. dey talk!

"Na you sabi"
That's your problem
FIXED grin

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by kobonaire(m): 5:33am On Sep 22, 2014
Every Nigerian embassy should print this out and hand it to every tourist, applying for a visit visa, as a language/cultural guide wink

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lionduke(m): 5:38am On Sep 22, 2014
Rolling stone na person push am,
he who fights and run away na fear dey catch am
pikin wey say I'm mama no go sleep na winch
eye wey see na 10%
I no wan hear say they shoot bird mama fly, pikin die.
warri no dey carry last and finally ENUGU adi azu ndi mgbu.....
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 5:38am On Sep 22, 2014
bro borrow me sky meaning bro. lend me #50
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by eightsin(m): 5:44am On Sep 22, 2014
I go sample your face o. Abeg make una interpret am.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by M4gunners: 5:48am On Sep 22, 2014
No fall ma hand o . This is used when trying to tell someone not to review what you have just told him/her.Guy A. U see dat girl,I won toast am.
GuyB. No wahala. By the way,no wahala is used as saying no problem.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 5:51am On Sep 22, 2014
Guy OYO state or guy O.Y.O meaning guy you are ON YOUR OWN
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ionsman: 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014
I pure........(am fine)
man 1: Guy man Hafa Na.
man 2: oboy I pure.....
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ihail(m): 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014
Guy arrange urself sharp sharp make I no cast u here- Pls behave properly so I don't disgrace u here
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by rellawyt(f): 5:57am On Sep 22, 2014
I think that is warri pidgin! There's this warri boy in my department the boy supply's us pidgin..

*I go touch your whatsup - i'l touch your private part.
*E don be for me- there's problem for me. *Babies full there - girls are much there.
*I wan chawp! - i want to eat..
*She na free giver - She's cheap!
Lol!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 6:07am On Sep 22, 2014
Guy you get G4? meaning 'Guy do you have garri'?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Savigne(f): 6:10am On Sep 22, 2014
'Bounce'.....Another way of saying"Get out of here"
'He nor get liver'.....used to say that someone is weak willed or a coward...eg
Guy 1: Akpos say when he see you say he go ring bottle for your head
Guy 2; Leave that thing joor he nor get liver
"Park face"...This means to ignore
Eg....Guy 1; See as that smallie dey insult me
Guy 2: Abeg park face
"Your brain wet"....Used to tell someone that something is wrong with him upstairs...eg
Guy 1;Bros I wan wear that your red shirt oo
Guy 2;Nor try am ooo,your brain wet?
"Alarm dey"...Another way of saying "I'm hungry'
"Carry do"..Means to misbehave
Eg: See as you just dey carry do
"I dey para".....Means I'm angry
"I wan lem'....Means "I want to eat"
....These are the few I can recall for now
#Repping Saffy#

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by hensben(m): 6:10am On Sep 22, 2014
rezzy: My sister in Abraka always say these
1. Na witch? Pls whats the meaning?

2. E better make rain for than for bad thing to happen.


Make press hear, meaning if people hear.
Na witch means 'to dare someone to try it'.e.g ruvbe i go woos(slap) you o!, rukevbe reply 'na witch'

E better make rain for than for bad thing to happen means 'there should be distraction to where you are going to cos you dont know what would have happen, in this case, negative thing do happen'.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Jason2014(m): 6:14am On Sep 22, 2014
Bros, i dey quick provoke o!

- meaning that one is highly temperamental
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 6:22am On Sep 22, 2014
Even if you chop 2plate of beans you can't mess with this.

Your old man just dey reason dust

Guy na me and you go dey K line,you non get picture of elder for una parlor

Omo!the party don tie rapa na,you go fear enough shayo for the background

You go fear yoruba women ukwu na,dey gallant finish for backyard or dem finish work for back side

Na first Uromi boyz dey carry make we leave warri boyz to dey drag draw

All these opko non go let person hear word
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by class0247: 6:25am On Sep 22, 2014
Some yoruba boys go still want to dey show their face....if I hear ram
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Bertbert: 6:26am On Sep 22, 2014
Ksslib:
Guy, bone that thing. Pidgin sef get cliche.
. I go enter two of una oooh!!! Why una must argue over pidgin english. grin
Ksslib:
Guy, bone that thing. Pidgin sef get cliche.
. I go enter two of una oooh!!! Why una must argue over pidgin english.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:40am On Sep 22, 2014
cooljoe: ts pidgin. Go thru dis thread nd u'd grab a tin or two

Haha I don't even understand the English translation or example. You're going to have to teach me when I come over.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by fightforchange1(f): 6:42am On Sep 22, 2014
Cool!!!!!!!!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:49am On Sep 22, 2014
richommie: 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!

Hahah I'm here. I caaaaaant speak sad
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:51am On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Hahah I'm here. I caaaaaant speak sad
Too Bad tongue
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:52am On Sep 22, 2014
iceberylin:
Too Bad tongue

I know right sad
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:53am On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

I know right sad
VI breed undecided
Or you grew up Away
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:53am On Sep 22, 2014
iceberylin:
VI breed undecided
Or you grew up Away

What's VI breed?
I grew up away
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iceberylin(m): 6:56am On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

What's VI breed?
Victoria Island
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:57am On Sep 22, 2014
iceberylin:
Victoria Island

Oh! And people there can't speak pidgin?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lawrenceunaa: 7:01am On Sep 22, 2014
thanks for sharing undecided
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by efec(m): 7:02am On Sep 22, 2014
Afam4eva: are those not called slangs? It's not like they've always been in pidgin english.
the pidgen in the south is different from the normal everyday pigen,that is why its hard for you to understand a typical warri/ugheli/ph/benin pigen..hope i say i dn clarify d marras gee u?#wafftown repin#
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LilPeezy(m): 7:07am On Sep 22, 2014
Ksslib:
Yeaa, you just reminded me of ----- If i hear? .

This is my first time of hearing Wida na? Cool man.
My pidgin vocab needs updating.. Nice.
Lolz....Wida is a word used mostly by icelanderz confratranity in bayelsa state....in oda words na icelanderz orientation, so tell dah guy make em go look bush....cos Wida is not pidgin pple speak anyhow
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by buddy221(m): 7:07am On Sep 22, 2014
Wida is nt just an ordinary word.....its a hard word from hard people...oooo! some dude know what I mean.. Just passing by shaaaa!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by LilPeezy(m): 7:09am On Sep 22, 2014
Ksslib:
cane your lane.. Cool.
I go def use this one..

Waffi pidgin no get duplicate.. grin
Lolz.....Oboi wey dey won corna dey buga o...mean mehn we dey high 4 one joint o....

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