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Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Mykel4God(m): 4:29pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
Nigerians at home and abroad use different kinds ofNigerian slangsduring conversations, this usually come up whenever they see their fellow Nigerians either t home or abroad, they usually use these slangs either in their local language, Whenever they see one another they flow in slangs in local, pidgin English and English languages. Some of thesepopular slangsinclude slangs like How far, How you dey, Nna men, Ki lo n sele?, wetin dey happen? Nawaa for you oo, and What’s up even though not Nigerian but used by a lot of Nigerians. e.t.c. Let’s take a look at some of the popular Nigerian slangs, here goes the list Fashi – forget about it Peche – chill out Amebo – backbiter/rumour-monger also called Gbeborun Woza – slap Guck – 1. sleep 2. believe a lie Gbe ja – run away Runs – try to do things the bad way. Baffs – designer wears Bakassi/Ikebe – Booty ITK – All those “overserious” students. ITK stands for I Too Know Aro – funny person. (peculiar to OAU) Akata – White man Jand – UK Yankee – US Ajebutter – rich spoilt kid Comot-Leave Nack-Hit Domot-Entrance/Vicinity Kak-Sit Kaka-Butt/Shite Pam-Chill out/Patient Kele-Young woman E/Im-He/She/It Am-Him/Her/It Dem-Them/They Troway-Waste/Throw away Mud-Die/Kill Kpai-Die/Kill Straff/Frap/Prak-S.ex Hammer-Strike rich Awoof – Free things Wetin-What Tey (tey tey)-Long time (ago) Mugu/Maga/Maye-Fool Fall hand-Disappoint No dulling: Don’t prolong things O’boy – friend Abi – Right (as in “exactly, right?” like play like play – jokingly. wozam slap – give him a slap Eke don carry am – police have arrested him. Chop – eat Wahalla – trouble Sabi – to know Waka – travel/go/walk Yahoo Yahoo – Fraudster 419 – Another slang for fraud Okada – Motorcycle Black maria – Was slang for prison van, don’t know if its still being used. Shugaba – To be expelled Gbana – Marijuana (could be a Lagos only slang) 1 Like |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Mykel4God(m): 4:30pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
Nigerian Campus Slangs … After One: Girl with one child prior to marriage Agidi; Stubborn Aristo (shortened from Aristocrat): Married men that like juve Bang: Depending on context, fail or sleep with the opposite sex Bakassi: Girls behind (bum/butt) Blend: Join a confraternity Bone face: to snub somebody Bounce: to walk in a stylish way in order to get noticed To browse on the street: to look for girls/boys e.g Omo I wan go browse Brush: Beat Butty (also: ajebota): Spolied / Pampered Child Cable: Leak a secret Cane: Sleep with a girl Chips: Small papers where as much as can be written, is taken to the exam halls to cheat. The smaller the better (microchips) Cassava Flakes: Garri, compared with Corn Flakes Church Members: Fellow Cultist e.g Fryo na my church member Confra: Confraternity Cow Bell: Large Boobs Double silver: used by cultist to denote a gun Fashi: Forget FFF: Friend for food FFO: For food only Giddy: Smooch Government Child (Omo-Ijoba): A Corper (NYSC)/A Mad Man Joneser: Failure Jack Robinson: Rubbish Juve (shortened from juvenile): Young ladies Kawa: (I am going) – Leave Kolo: Mad Kposh also: fa gbo, blaze: Smoke Weed Smallie: Girlfriend or Girl Soji: Street Smart Behind: A refined person Wetin Dey? Wuz up? You too can add yours! |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by hybridtm(m): 4:32pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
Guy from ur list ..E clear say u b yoruba person....if u come wafi dat langua go change oh |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Mykel4God(m): 4:34pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
hybridtm: Guy from ur list ..E clear say u b yoruba person....if u come wafi dat langua go change ohU guess ryt |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Gooci(m): 4:57pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
OP de do "ARO" abbi? |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Nobody: 4:58pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
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Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Mykel4God(m): 5:20pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
snowprince07: .Space booker |
Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by Nobody: 5:49pm On Sep 19, 2014 |
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Re: Popular Nigerian Slangs And Their Meanings by ffo(m): 9:15am On Sep 21, 2014 |
Mykel4God: Nigerian Campus Slangs … FYI, FFO is my monicker. not for food only. cus im not for food. txs |
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