You Know You Are An Americanized Nigerian If You Now Say:

"Truck" instead of "Lorry"-lorry
"SUV" instead of "Jeep"- jeep
"Never mind" instead of "Fashi"- never mind, the people here wouldn't get fashi
"Wassup?" instead of "How far now?"- ditto how far.
"Hood" instead of "Bonnet"- bonnet
"Trunk" instead of "Boot" - boot
"Gas" instead of "fuel"- fuel/petrol
"Fries" instead of "Chips" -chips
"Fireworks/Firecrackers" instead of "Banga/Knockout"- never really had cause to say this
"Soda" instead of "Minerals"- soda
"Detergent" instead of "OMO"- detergent, we didn't necessarily use OMO
"Stupid" instead of "Mumu/Ode"- i say twat or retard
"Concrete" instead of "Cement" - they aren't the same thing
"Trash Can" instead of "Dust bin"- dustbin
"Power is out" instead of "NEPA has taken light"- since i only ever experience power outages at home, NEPA is sufficient!
"Cop" instead of "Police"- depends
"Later" instead of "We go yarn"- i usually combine them.  later when im talking to non-nigerians though.
"Graduate" instead of "Pass out" - i say finish
"Security Guard" instead of "Gateman" - gateman, you can't call someone who sleeps before you most nights, security.
"Cookie" instead of "Biscuit" - interchanges.
"Pants" instead of "trousers"- trousers
"Underwear" instead of "pant" - interchanges but the world pant just makes me laugh.
"Extensions" instead of "Attachment"- attachement
"Cornrows" instead of "weave"- don't remember talking about this
"French braids" instead of "Dee-dee"- or this
"Weave" instead of "weave-on"- weave
"Suitcase" instead of "Box" - suitcase
"Sneakers" instead of "Canvas"- i say trainers
"Soccer" instead of "Football"- to my eternal shame, it has started to interchange
"Motorcycle" instead of "okada"- depends where i am
"Flip-flops" instead of "slippers" (more like "silpas")- slippers
"Nail polish" instead of "Cotex" - nail polish
"Hallway" instead of "Corridor"- corridor
"Living/Sitting Room" instead of "Palor'- either
"Balcony" instead of "Varanda"- balcony, i thought a veranda was more like a porch
"Poke" instead of "Chook"- i havent said chook since i was 8
"Pen" instead of " Biro/Bic"- both
"Ballpoint pen" instead of "Eleganza"- i never used eleganza because it was razz
"VW Bug" instead of "Beettle"- beetle, who says VW bug except in writing.
"Negative 5" instead of "minus 5"- minus 5
"Twenty five hundred" instead of "two thousand five hundred"- interchanges
"Boss" instead of "Oga" - never said oga before.
"Circle" instead of "roundabout"- roundabout
"Apartment building" instead of "block of flats"- i say flat instead of apartment, but i just say building.
"Flashlight" instead of "torch"- depends
"Conjuctivitis" instead of "Apollo- apollo
"wife-beater" instead of "singlet"- singlet, wife-beater when im joking
"dreadlocks" instead of "da da"- dreads