One of the things you cannot take away from Nigerians is their happiness. They derive joy in different ways which is why they are seen all over the world.

Nigerians can survive anywhere because they possess their own peculiar way of deriving happiness and satisfaction.

One of these ways is by throwing the vernacular word “Waka” around at anyone or anything that tries to mess with our peace by spreading our five fingers and pointing it in someone’s face. It gives us a lot of joy. I don’t know why. I guess it’s in our DNA. Or maybe it cures stress in this part of the world.

“Waka” in this context isn’t the popular Yoruba music genre but the use of the five fingers to make an abusive gesture with the word “Waka” and any other abusive words you can find at the moment to give a complete dosage.

According to Urban dictionary, “Waka” is “a common Nigerian variant of ‘Bleep You’. It is used with the expression of the five fingers spread wide and aimed at the person who triggered the reaction.”



Well, apart from Nigerianizing the expression “Bleep you,” there are other ways “waka” is used:

It could be used to tell someone rudely to ‘fashi‘ or leave.



Naija Lingo, an online Nigerian Pidgin English dictionary explains “Waka” to be the word you utter usually followed by the five-finger-salute, it is a curse or swear word.

For example:

Na me you dey talk to? Waka!

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