Here are 7 words Nigerians use every day which don’t exist. These are the kind of words you type into your phone or computer and it draws a red line underneath it. Please read on and educate yourself.

(1.) GO- SLOW Although the word ‘go-slow’ appears in the dictionary, it is wrongly used by many Nigerians. The word go-slow means a form of industrial action in which work or progress is deliberately delayed or slowed down. It does not mean congested traffic, so it is wrong to use it in that way.

(2.) INSTALMENTALLY There is no such word in the English dictionary, this word exists only in the Nigerian edition dictionary (if such a book exists). The correct thing to say is ‘in installments’

(3.) OPPORTUNED How many times do you say ‘I was not opportuned to come’? The correct variants that exist are ‘opporteune’ or ‘opportunity’. The word ‘opportune’ has no past tense.

(4.) CUNNY “That guy is very cunny”. This is wrong, the word is ‘cunning’, not cunny. If you want to refer to someone who is sly or deceitful, use the word ‘cunning’, ‘cunny’ simply does not exist.

(5.) WAKE-KEEPING I’m sure most people will argue with this, but argue as you may, what you will find in the dictionary is ‘wake- keep’. (

6.) SCREENTOUCH PHONE Oyinbo people made these devices and called it ‘touchscreen’, by the time the phones go enter Naija, we rename them ‘screen touch’

(7.) DISVIRGIN No, you did not dis virgin that babe, you deflowered her, you took away her virginity, but you certainly did not disvirgin her, because the word ‘disvirgin’ simply does not exist!

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Ok u try, NExT!!

Thats Naija for you...we are giving them clues even in their own language. Am so sure such words will soon be imported into the dictionary.

yeah! no 8 VULCANIZER

no 9 CONVOCATE

adonbilivit

I dey come. Make I go disvirgin Onome.

Disvirgin should be added to dictionary. I mean mainstream dictionaries like oxford or Webster.

Though, not only Nigerians use disvirgin. it's even in some online dictionary.

It sounds more meaningful than disflowered .. Which flower she carry wey you dey dis .. Mtchewww

UrbanMystique:
Disvirgin should be added to dictionary. I mean mainstream dictionaries like oxford or Webster.

Though, not only Nigerians use disvirgin. it's even in some online dictionary.

It sounds more meaningful than disflowered .. Which flower she carry wey you dey dis .. Mtchewww

each English word has its own inherent meaning.

Tnx 4 d INFOtainment.. Very interesting

Lolaabokoku:
Tnx 4 d INFOtainment.. Very interesting

INFOtainment you said? you are welcome

lalasticlala let's infotain people...lol

Very educative

Who says they don't?. . because the whites don't use it Abi.. we can't change it.. Let them add it to the dictionary.. If you are support say I.. Against.. The lagoon is open

I was OPPORTUNED to be a 30 minutes boss over our driver when We were driving home from the bank where our boss sent us on errand to deposit some Moines in his bank account. Go- slow slow I said to him as I spot this beautiful lady walking by. I'm on my way to a friend's WAKE-KEEPING of her late dad she replied when asked where she was going. As a fast guy I brought out my blackberry porch SCREENTOUCH PHONE I bought on INSTALMENTALLY term from a friend to collect her mobile number. SHARP-SHARP we drop her at the venue as I told her I will give her a call. Bros! You are very CUNNY O, you are claiming to be the car over abi? I go tell Oga. the driver JOKENLY tells me. This babe ASWEAR na me go DISVIRGIN HER.

Another word we use dat simply dnt exist is PLUMPY. It should just be PLUMP.

You forgot to add the word FTC @op

What about "kworroption"

shebi

No 10, PARASTATAL as in federal government parastater.

Which rat would u kill first? Please be sincere........ You have just come back from work to see 6 rats • The 1st rat was eating your highest academic certificate maybe a degree Certificate. • The 2nd rat was eating your ATM card. • The 3rd rat was eating your Marriage Certificate. • The 4th rat was eating your land and house ownership documents. • The 5th rat was eating your Visa to travel for a multi-Billion dollar project. • The 6th rat was eating your Bible. Which one would you kill first?

Bogus

Ayaf sinnit

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impossibility: This word doesn't exist in my own dictionary cos everything is possible for those that rely on God.

those does not applier to me..
when i yam not from osogbo..
i am from ibadan. for the recorder

Write "cunny" in google and see meaning.

Hmmmmm!!

This topic will neva cease to make frontpage on nairaland. smh

modified: This words not in the dictionary doesn't mean they are not correct. If oyinbo man add DISVIRGIN to oxford dictionary tomorrow. OP will never argue.

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