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20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by 240naija(m): 7:53pm On Apr 20, 2016
Nigerian University students are known for their usage of certain words exclusively understood by them. Listed are some of those words.

A typical gathering of young Nigerians

There are many words in mainstream Nigerian English that started out as university student slang words but are now in general use in Nigeria.

In fact, many people don’t recognize these words and their meanings as nonstandard.

Check out 20 of the most popular slangs used by Nigerian university students:

1. Behind: A refined person

2. Dub: It means to cheat during exams by copying another person’s test answers word for word.

3. Chips: Small papers where as much as can be written to take into the exam halls to cheat.

4. Gist (sometimes misspelled as “jist”): In both formal and informal Nigerian English “gist” now means light informal conversation, especially about other people’s private business.

5. Cassava flakes: This simply refers to Garri.

6. Form: To put on airs, that is, affect manners with intent to impress others.

7. After one: A girl with one child prior to marriage.

8. Popsy: An informal word for father.

9. Mumsy: This is the feminine version of “popsy,” which is an informal word for mother.

10. FFF: Friend for food.

11. Swag: This is a pompous manner of walking intended to impress others.

12. Aristo: Married men that like young girls.

13. Runs: It generally tends to be used to denote illegal or immoral activities.

14. Jambite: This refers to a first-year undergraduate.

15. Bakassi: A girls’s bum.

16. Fashi: Forget.

17. Number six: It means one’s brain.

18. Toast: To talk to a girl.

19. Bone face: To snub somebody.

20. FFO: For food only.


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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Kingy10: 8:10pm On Apr 20, 2016
University abi secondary school

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Nobody: 8:18pm On Apr 20, 2016
21. Kpompki :- This is used when you wanna tell someone to relax.

22.A.K :- this is a slang also for police.

23. Chillax :- apparently it is synonymous to "kpompki". (Relax).

24. Erema :- used mostly in the south. It means " girlfriend ".

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Lordabas: 8:26pm On Apr 20, 2016
Clear road - make way Die it - keep calm Wida you - how fa

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by shobroy10(m): 8:35pm On Apr 20, 2016
Gbege = trouble =yawa

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by shobroy10(m): 8:35pm On Apr 20, 2016
Apo = a lady with big behind

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Nobody: 11:54pm On Apr 20, 2016
Confirm- Real/Original

Straff- Se.x

Etc.. just trying to catch fun.

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by headboiy: 12:32am On Apr 21, 2016
Zombie: ruling party supporters
Wailers: the opposition undecided tongue

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Twizzy30(m): 12:35am On Apr 21, 2016
Kpekus
I Dey H

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Emodeee: 1:03am On Apr 21, 2016
MERCENARY: the impersonator. The person who writes exams on behalf of another

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Emodeee: 1:06am On Apr 21, 2016
Enypie:
Confirm- Real/Original

Straff- Se.x

Etc.. just trying to catch fun.


How e go be if I straff fine gyal like you? Omo mehn, you nor bad at all.

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by vincent561(m): 1:54am On Apr 21, 2016
Lol. I think the most common slang all Nigeria students can identify with is "Jacking".

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Whizzcute(m): 7:09am On Apr 21, 2016
hmmmm
Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by ggrin(f): 7:47am On Apr 21, 2016
Enypie:
Confirm- Real/Original

Straff- Se.x

Etc.. just trying to catch fun.
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Confirm kondoundecided

Straffing

Jus having fun :ooshocked


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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Amiano(m): 7:56am On Apr 21, 2016
Emodeee:



How e go be if I straff fine gyal like you? Omo mehn, you nor bad at all.


Touch not my annointed (Bae) and do notin to harm my prophet (gf)
Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Fratello(m): 8:11am On Apr 21, 2016
I dey try jack this book book faa - I'm trying to read and concentrate please. That Bae be like "touch not my touching annoiting" dassorai.
Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Noobshakur(m): 8:56am On Apr 21, 2016
kianse ---- School
V6 ----- big yanch
Uptown ------house/warri
Tinini ----- Phone
Kpokpo dey play for the area o ----- police are shooting carelessly.
Smalli ---- girl
You don chop the smalli kpomo?? ----- have u had sex with the girl irepAAUEKPOMA

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Veektoria(f): 9:10am On Apr 21, 2016
Shunt -Not to be in ur right position on a queue...
Scholar, Scholari -For the intelligent ones...
Face Tanke - Expulsion
Performing weray- PFA students
G4,Garrium oxide -Cassava flakes.
grin grin grin

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by mayorjosh(m): 9:18am On Apr 21, 2016
T fare - transport fare
homie - friend
OG - friend
alaye - Mr man
that's all I've got. in my school we don't really do slangs undecided
Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Adrenaline123(m): 9:35am On Apr 21, 2016
hypa= intelligent bookworm

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:36am On Apr 21, 2016
Britico- A person who has their ways with words.
Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by macaranta(m): 9:54am On Apr 21, 2016
TDB

Jack

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by MadCow1: 9:54am On Apr 21, 2016
huh?

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by BABANGBALI: 9:55am On Apr 21, 2016
We doesn't use this at our university . We are more civilisation and mansure people

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Godswillnwaoma(m): 9:55am On Apr 21, 2016
You forgot to add mgbo or backup as expo

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by Mcowubaba: 9:59am On Apr 21, 2016
What of jacking
Anyway I never said 70% of what's on the list...

Only = toast, popsi, mumsy, fashi, gist... Nd this are Street slangs self....
It's jacking that is 100% University

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Re: 20 Popular Slangs Used By University Students In Nigeria by SirFuja: 9:59am On Apr 21, 2016
Woss, gbefun, all join

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