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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by iccydope(m): 7:55pm On Sep 22, 2014
Blockus: Drex.. Meaning 'shift' or 'get away'.

Example::

Mr. A: Drex go far.. (meaning 'Move far away from me')

Wither or Wida.. Meaning: 'How are you' or 'Whats Happening' or 'Whats up' depending on usage

Example:

Mr A.: Guy Wida na? (Meaning: My Guy how are you).

Mr. B.: I dey o! How far?!

Or

Mr A.: Guy, wida that bar wey i broke you na? (Meaning: Guy, whats up with that money i loaned you?)


If I hear: - Meaning (Sarcarsm)

Example:

Mr. A: Guy you hear say Chuks don buy range Rover?

Mr. B: If I hear?
Wida is mostly used by cultists.. Do not use it PH,warri or benin.. They'll identify u as a cultist
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by blezynetym(f): 8:28pm On Sep 22, 2014
E go better: meaning its going to be ok. grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lilo2hot(m): 9:33pm On Sep 22, 2014
5 naira - pink boy
10 naira - red boy
20 naira - green boy
50 naira - white
100 naira - 2 white
500 naira - 5 zeroes
1000 naira - 1 kpale
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ALKARULEZ615(m): 9:58pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Hmm why don't u add me?
I don't av ur digitz
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Sike(m): 10:27pm On Sep 22, 2014
gift01: Dis week, na our week. Person wen dey plan bad against us go sleep no wake up. As we enter new week so, all the buttons wen you dey press go click. No worry, Clients go surely pay dis week. The tickets wen you go carry dis week, go payout. God go surely bless our hustle dis month. We go see December money live before that time reach. As all of us be family for here, road go clear for us all. I enjoy every kind thing wen dey here. One love my online family. Make I kala for bed now. Peace!
U get mouth.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Allwility: 10:42pm On Sep 22, 2014
if goat like make him frown face. Person wey go buy am go still price am- Pidgin proverb.

It means that what will be, will be.

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by suptol(m): 11:33pm On Sep 22, 2014
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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by freshblazine(f): 11:45pm On Sep 22, 2014
Blockus: Drex.. Meaning 'shift' or 'get away'.

Example::

Mr. A: Drex go far.. (meaning 'Move far away from me')

Wither or Wida.. Meaning: 'How are you' or 'Whats Happening' or 'Whats up' depending on usage

Example:

Mr A.: Guy Wida na? (Meaning: My Guy how are you).

Mr. B.: I dey o! How far?!

Or

Mr A.: Guy, wida that bar wey i broke you na? (Meaning: Guy, whats up with that money i loaned you?)


If I hear: - Meaning (Sarcarsm)

Example:

Mr. A: Guy you hear say Chuks don buy range Rover?

Mr. B: If I hear?
if u be jew and u dey tell me to "wida u", u go collect ooo
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by youngelder(m): 2:23am On Sep 23, 2014
No be beans.. Meaning its nt easy.
Guy A: hw fa? U don do d assignment?
Guy B: mehn... No be beans o o
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by FOREXMARTS: 6:24am On Sep 23, 2014
You mean errbady forgot "NA WASH". Wash means fake. E don bizzle meaning one is in trouble or something is about to go down.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by symbian123(m): 7:38am On Sep 23, 2014
Head burn:been broke
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by delishpot: 8:10am On Sep 23, 2014
lilo2hot: 5 naira - pink boy
10 naira - red boy
20 naira - green boy
50 naira - white
100 naira - 2 white
500 naira - 5 zeroes
1000 naira - 1 kpale

Ph pikin?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by delishpot: 8:12am On Sep 23, 2014
freshblazine:
if u be jew and u dey tell me to "wida u", u go collect ooo


Pharesee we don see you o.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by thosyno63(m): 8:50am On Sep 23, 2014
dat translation of ''u get mouth'' is wrong
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lilo2hot(m): 10:28am On Sep 23, 2014
delishpot:

Ph pikin?
confirm 1

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Benndted(m): 11:02am On Sep 23, 2014
Passenger: Driver! Abeg move this motor now e don full

Driver: Na wao, ma motor never full, u don dey judge ma motor say e don full.....abeg dress mk dat madam kack!

#WarriDriverstho
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by valnicholas(f): 1:41pm On Sep 23, 2014
"Na pa head"______meaning you are on Ūя̲̅ own
E.G Guy 1: guy abeg I wan go enter dat place.
Guy 2: guy na pa head Oº°˚˚°º ..

"Tidy"________meaning to do smth
E.G bros abeg wait make I run tidy this package....
"Gbais"__________to disappear suddenly especially when you've done something wrong
E.G KEN: solo yu don see william?
SOLO: I die! William don gbais
"See my period"___________lol funny, this has nothing to do with menstrual cycle it simply means being broke
E.G dude1: abeg bro yu fit help ♍ƺ with sky?
Dude2: ma guy I dey see my period Oº°˚˚°º ...
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Piro4rl(m): 1:44pm On Sep 23, 2014
U Tura!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by fightforchange1(f): 11:02am On Sep 24, 2014
Haha, yay!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by TheMatrix3: 2:16pm On Sep 24, 2014
You die well - a cynical phrase that has no meaning, thats just said so that it would seem you have said something

Eg- Akpan: Ol boy check out my new designer shoes na
Ochuko: You die well
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 12:00am On Sep 25, 2014
lilo2hot: 5 naira - pink boy
10 naira - red boy
20 naira - green boy
50 naira - white
100 naira - 2 white
500 naira - 5 zeroes
1000 naira - 1 kpale
Guy abeg press me one white grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Geoxpress(m): 1:03am On Sep 25, 2014
blezynetym: E go better: meaning its going to be ok. grin
Lol........erri body knws that grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Geoxpress(m): 1:07am On Sep 25, 2014
youngelder: No be beans.. Meaning its nt easy.
Guy A: hw fa? U don do d assignment?
Guy B: mehn... No be beans o o
Lol. I wonder y dem use no be "beans"......beans hard ghan grin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by olorunthobby(f): 10:54pm On Sep 29, 2014
Norajones: I PIN:means you dey gallant .
Eg;Dan hw far na?
Me:my guy i pin.
I NO GREE KNOW:mean u don't undastand.
Eg:chi,y dis tin b lyk dis?
Me:babes,i no gree know oo.
ABEG DECK:means sit/relax.
Eg:tony,i dey ur house oo.
Me:my guy abeg deck i dey cum.
I REP ARMY BARRACKS

which barracks?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Norajones(f): 7:27pm On Sep 30, 2014
olorunthobby:

which barracks?
103 motorized infantary battalion enugu,,,,n also 72 special forces battalion makurdi..
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by olorunthobby(f): 10:37am On Oct 01, 2014
Norajones: 103 motorized infantary battalion enugu,,,,n also 72 special forces battalion makurdi..

i rep 242 Reece Battalion Ibereko, Barracks all the way.

Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Ogurube: 10:07pm On Oct 01, 2014
Kunle, I don hammer korrect pepper!
Meaning: Kunle, I've hit loads of money!

Guy, pepper na kpof kpof? Abeg hang dat matter.
Meaning: Guy, is money that easy (like making buns)? Please, forget that matter.

Omo, I dey yarn you godly yarns.
Meaning: Boy, I'm telling you the heavenly truth.

Ol boy, e be like say your brain don dey touch.
Meaning: It looks like your brain's nerves are beginning to short or make partial contact.

Schweppes!!! Guy, abeg make you koodani?
Meaning: Oh my God! Guy, please calm down.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 9:12pm On Oct 02, 2014
Na only one person waka come-is it only one person that came
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by FlintGuevara(m): 12:38am On Feb 16, 2015
Justcash:
Oyibo go land Nairaland say na pigin dem wan learn. As e dey be nowadays, we no know whether na CIA or FBI dey wan know as we dey take yarn. Infact, I don para for OP, the guy dey yarn like Eke wey from Yankee.
If you be guyman for here, make you park well o, as par say e no dey hard before kasala burst. Any which way is a way for this our computer generation o. Just dey your own, make I dey my own because as our pale dem been dey talk am, person wey get ear make in hear o.
I been wake see one parole wey show me as bobos dey cast demsevs here. As I enter, na in I see say Ajebo plenty pass ajekpako for here. Even their pidgin no just correct for ear. No be beans to yarn for pidgin na.

If you fit code wetin I dey yarn, na in be say you be person wey sabi.

I gas waka. Meanwhile, my yarns na to see whether guy men dey here.

IF YOU UNDERSTAND MY COMPREHENSION, YOU KNOW PIDGIN ENGLISH.
You make brain die.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by tomiobj(m): 12:45am On Apr 18, 2015
alotofgrace:


uniben bois grin

as e dey hot
. Oya tell us d meaning of as e dey hot. Witthh examples
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by alotofgrace(m): 9:55am On Apr 18, 2015
tomiobj:
. Oya tell us d meaning of as e dey hot. Witthh examples


shooouuuuu!!??

u new for yeh?

as e dey hot....Where it's still active or trending or while it's still new...

garrit?


example.... give me the tweak as e dey hot

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