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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Nobody: 8:41am On Aug 14, 2015
Gwate
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Burger01(m): 8:43am On Aug 14, 2015
cheesy
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by yatch360: 8:44am On Aug 14, 2015
BRT
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by prittyboi(m): 8:45am On Aug 14, 2015
Yomieluv:
What about the currency denominations..

Faiba--#5
Shandy-#20
White-#50
Awo-#100
Oloye-#1000.


Faiba is #10 and cala is #5

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Ciscogod(m): 8:45am On Aug 14, 2015
Not only in lagos , all part of yoruba land

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by chrizbrain(m): 8:45am On Aug 14, 2015
see this girlo, na d slang for a guy wey no sorji
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Caliph69: 8:47am On Aug 14, 2015
FriedPlantain:
Aaaaaaah!!!


When you are in a heated arguement with another Lagosian especially conductors or those agberos and it looks very likely that a physical fight is on the way, just shout the word 'Aaaaaaah!' 3 times and end with by screaming the word 'Emi, emi, emi, wa ku leni!' angry
Say this and you would immediately notice a look of panic on the other guy's face. grin

This one got me laughing wella. But you got to mind the kind person or area, else the hunter becomes the hunted.

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by ritux: 8:48am On Aug 14, 2015
smsshola:


https://www.naij.com/516397-top-10-slangs-used-lagos-can-save-life.html



Please feel free to add urs...


Lagos needs to learn from Warri slangs.
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Kx: 8:48am On Aug 14, 2015
Werey

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by adorable29(f): 8:49am On Aug 14, 2015
vickerz:
wat of "sneh", skibo.. ,askari !

What do they mean?

@op, nice thread...
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Papasmal(m): 8:51am On Aug 14, 2015
Tuaalee ooo
Owo meji fun eyan kan

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by mayorall(m): 8:51am On Aug 14, 2015
abangaLEE:
someone tell me the meaning of "olobe"


olobe literally mean someone with soup.

slangly mean omo ote, disappointment, ko ja rara

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by kcool(m): 8:52am On Aug 14, 2015
oluface:
see my list.

Oloshoo : prostitute

Igara : Being proud.

Ilefo : Correct wears.

Gboju: Leave that issue

Oga NLA : Big boss.

Buaaatay: Praise , among high ranked agbero

Olohun fe ba ti iya e je ni.

Iku fe pa e shaaaa.

Ogun ma fo Oju e ni

Ja sonu

Se imi jorrr

Te red button











Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by charlesucheh(m): 8:55am On Aug 14, 2015
Wuh abt
OTEMU!!!
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by abangaLEE(f): 8:55am On Aug 14, 2015
mayorall:


olobe literally mean someone with soup.
slangly mean omo ote, disappointment, ko ja rara
oshey ori e wanbe oya gbefun o mo ewe OLoBE ni e

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by horladmejy(m): 8:55am On Aug 14, 2015
As I see this topic I just begin laugh cos definitely the OP area and too much African magic Dan enter OP head...SMH..morning sha grin

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by kwencypresh(f): 8:56am On Aug 14, 2015
Lagos dey learn slangs for whr warri dey
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Segadem(m): 8:56am On Aug 14, 2015
Iamsynord:
Stop Sebe
Ojo - Police
Irin Tutu - Gun
Olosho- Prostitute
Gun - English

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Godwinfrank1: 8:56am On Aug 14, 2015
Kosi were
Kosi ewu

Gba bee
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Chima541(m): 8:57am On Aug 14, 2015
Learning all those slangz won't add any +ve impact to my life.

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Awaye20(m): 8:57am On Aug 14, 2015
abangaLEE:
someone tell me the meaning of "olobe"
Olobe means sluggish person or slow doer

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by sleemchoko(m): 8:57am On Aug 14, 2015
Perhaps it originated from Lagos bt its no longer Lagosians slangs bt Nigerians slangs........ Even people in the village knw dis
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Frankmiles: 8:57am On Aug 14, 2015
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afolwalex20:
And what's gonna apen if I don't know this as a resident undecided
then you don't have to comment bro tongue
afolwalex20:
And what's gonna apen if I don't know this as a resident undecided
then you don't have to comment bro

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by scholes0(m): 8:58am On Aug 14, 2015
No one has mentioned all the most ocommon swear and curse words like:

Ori Iya e
Omo Ale jati jati
Oloriburuku
Koni da fun e
Iyalaya e
Ode buruku
Koni ragba fun e
Waa sofo..
Ori e ti daru


Lmao... non indigenes deserve to know their meanings too.

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by STAMPandSEAL: 8:58am On Aug 14, 2015
I rep lasgidi

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by afolwalex20(m): 8:58am On Aug 14, 2015
Frankmiles:
[color=#000099][/color] then you don't have to comment bro tongue then you don't have to comment bro
Kid...
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by ojnnaco(m): 8:59am On Aug 14, 2015
Noted... some of them are even used elsewhere apart from Lagos
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by U2ice(m): 9:02am On Aug 14, 2015
Abibas for aba wears
Paja- iyana ipaja

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Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by lekkie073(m): 9:03am On Aug 14, 2015
abangaLEE:
someone tell me the meaning of "olobe"
drug addict
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by GudluckIBB(m): 9:03am On Aug 14, 2015
Kosi Iya Werey ile Eko!

Mad man no get mama for Lagos

Filebe joh!
Leave me alone
Re: Top 10 Lagos Slangs You Must Know As A Resident by Segadem(m): 9:03am On Aug 14, 2015
oluface:
see my list.

Oloshoo : prostitute

Igara : Being proud.

Ilefo : Correct wears.

Gboju: Leave that issue

Oga NLA : Big boss.

Buaaatay: Praise , among high ranked agbero

Olohun fe ba ti iya e je ni.

Iku fe pa e shaaaa.

Ogun ma fo Oju e ni

Ja sonu

Se imi jorrr













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