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New Words Just Added Into The Nigerian Oxford Dictionary by congoshine(m): 7:22am On Feb 27, 2010
[size=18pt]Goodluck[/size]:
(noun):
…. A person who is always silent when his boss is under fire, he never utters a word during the travails of his bosses, and remains loyal to them, other people tend to fight his battles for him, and he always comes out victorious in the end, s/he does not fight for power and influence, but through the mercies of God, they fall into his laps….

e.g Gbenga is a goodluck, are you a goodluck?



[size=18pt]Yar'-adua [/size]
(noun)
, a person who abandons his people and is silent for a long period of time,
e.g. My girlfriend's gone Yar'adua on me again,

Why the Yar'adua, is everything okay?,

Yar'adua is the best answer for a fool,


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Turai:[/size]
(verb)
, very greedy person,

E.g.

That babe is too turai for my liking,

Why are you eating like a turai person?


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Amodu: [/size]
(verb):
, clueless individual, daft in the extreme,

eg That guy is an Amodu. Also a disease, e.g Its not his fault he is suffering from Amodu's syndrome.
Re: New Words Just Added Into The Nigerian Oxford Dictionary by ASL33: 7:56am On Feb 27, 2010
Yaradua can also mean slow or snail.

like " A plate of rice two fish and two yaradua(snail)". grin
Re: New Words Just Added Into The Nigerian Oxford Dictionary by henry101(m): 8:16am On Feb 27, 2010
ASL33:

Yaradua can also mean slow or snail.

like " A plate of rice two fish and two yaradua(snail)". grin

What about a plate of yaradua with small pepper and onions.


@ congoshine
Abeg give me d meaning of Abdulmutallabism, Sanusism and Obeejayism cos I don 4get am b4 l go c am 4 test.
I think Soludo means d more u look, d less u c.

A beg dont say am suffering from Amodu's syndrome o.
Re: New Words Just Added Into The Nigerian Oxford Dictionary by congoshine(m): 4:21pm On Feb 27, 2010
henry101:

@ congoshine
Abeg give me d meaning of Abdulmutallabism, Sanusism and Obeejayism cos I don 4get am b4 l go c am 4 test.
I think Soludo means d more u look, d less u c.

Abdullmutallab
To blow one's chance in life
e.g I just Muttalabed my opprtunity sha. . . .

OBJ
To leave your country/friend/family in a dangerous state (posting)
e.g I objed the policeman

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