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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Heyliesha(m): 12:59pm On Sep 22, 2014
brat4222: What does "You get mouth mean"? I hear it a lot. Does it mean you have sweet mouth or a u'r a smooth talker?
e mean say wetin uno fit do wey the oda person fit do.to praise am ..u go talk say guy u get mouth o
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by benELOHIM7(m): 1:03pm On Sep 22, 2014
dis manchi na UST pikin, believe grin
skullz: The pidgin in PH is ridiculous.

Fall - Folake
Sell - celine dion/flog
Meat - meeting people/animal
Bread - Flour
Br3ast - bobbyLashley
Buy - bayern munchen
Eat - chaw
Give - Rise


E.g
Guy you fit rise me sky make I take go see bayern munchen ontop that flour
Translation:
Give me 50Naira to buy bread

Guy that banny bobbylashley don see folake
Translation:
That girls br3ast has fallen

Make sure you see return leg for this my sheriff oh.
Translation:
Make sure you return my shirt.

I dey see my period oh, heavy flow
Or
Nothing Gum me for body
Or
I no tidy

translation:
I am broke




Lol

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by uduokirika1(m): 1:04pm On Sep 22, 2014
Some coded names of Naija cities

Lagos = Lasgidi
Enugu = 042
Warri = waffi
Benin-city = B-side
Onitsha = Ootu
Port-Harcout = PH
Aba = Enyimba
Jos = J-town

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by benELOHIM7(m): 1:06pm On Sep 22, 2014
u na tyt bannie wink[quote author=adaleng][/quote]
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by benELOHIM7(m): 1:07pm On Sep 22, 2014
tarh, aba na alabama
uduokirika1: Some coded names of Naija cities

Lagos = Lasgidi
Enugu = 042
Warri = waffi
Benin-city = B-side
Onitsha = Ootu
Port-Harcout = PH
Aba = Enyimba
Jos = J-town
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by preciousMI1(f): 1:56pm On Sep 22, 2014
1.all join/dah one dey... including that
2.nothing join me.... im not included
3.wetin dey bring dah kyn leg...whats the meaning of that?
4.e get pepper/he hol..... he's rich
5.u dey mouthed....
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Proffdada: 2:39pm On Sep 22, 2014
and y'all meant to be winning debate competitions. una don fall my hand
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 2:42pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Hahah I'm here. I caaaaaant speak sad
......LOL..._U,BETTER LEARN!


LECTURES GO BEGIN TONITE...VIA BBM!!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by rigarmortis: 2:48pm On Sep 22, 2014
Tonylyte: Bar-money
E.g. you: guy charge me nah(give me money)
your friend: i no get bar(i dnt have money).
Lamba-suffering
Eg you: o boy how far?(whats up)?
Your friend: guy i dey lamba here(i am suffering here).
Love from cross river state.....notin do una.


no go tell your girlfriend say you dey lamba for somewhere o, lamba in lagos pidgin parlance, means engaging in the 'VERY' act...if you know what I mean
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by dinocy(m): 2:48pm On Sep 22, 2014
Mehn, dis guy sabi yarn o! Abi na B-side guy, abeg if na b-side u dey, I hear one keneri say kporkpor come burst some G-men! How d mata come be na?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Proffdada: 2:53pm On Sep 22, 2014
rigarmortis:


no go tell your girlfriend say you dey lamba for somewhere o, lamba in lagos pidgin parlance, means engaging in the 'VERY' act...if you know what I mean


exactly I was wondering if I'm the only one who knows that
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lacastre: 2:57pm On Sep 22, 2014
I tanda dey read una post
E. Dey make sense die
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by scify(m): 3:29pm On Sep 22, 2014
''Enter yansh'' wink
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by habayommy: 4:16pm On Sep 22, 2014
FLUSH: sell

Guy how much you go flush this lappy na?

Me: na 50k me go flush am.

I gbadun pidgin die.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by boboLIL(m): 4:40pm On Sep 22, 2014
Guy1: hw e de be? [ Hw far, hw are u?]
Guy2: e no get as e de be differently...[ All is well, for igbo= UDO DI, ~PEACE~.....
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 4:53pm On Sep 22, 2014
richommie: ......LOL..._U,BETTER LEARN!


LECTURES GO BEGIN TONITE...VIA BBM!!

Oh great lol I'm in trouble hehe
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 4:54pm On Sep 22, 2014
cooljoe: seems like I have a lot to teach u 'wen u come over"

Yes please lol so I wouldn't seem so uneducated on this thread.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 4:55pm On Sep 22, 2014
ALKARULEZ615: I shudn't cover ma face..rily? Dis sure is a sign of gud tinz to cum...eeerm eeerm in case ehn, ma signature says it all

Hahah of course not jeez. No need to be shy it's only me like.

I'm neither a dentist or an optician. Nor am I in need of one. Or is there a deeper meaning I don't get?
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by cooljoe(m): 5:04pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Yes please lol so I wouldn't seem so uneducated on this thread.
ts nothing jare, even my youngest sisters who r born nd bred Nigeria canr speak pidgin, tough they comprehend when spoken to
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ALKARULEZ615(m): 5:24pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Hahah of course not jeez. No need to be shy it's only me like.

I'm neither a dentist or an optician. Nor am I in need of one. Or is there a deeper meaning I don't get?
lol...u'r xo 4ny. Don't make me believe u didn't read d last line...
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 5:29pm On Sep 22, 2014
ALKARULEZ615: lol...u'r xo 4ny. Don't make me believe u didn't read d last line...

I figured both contact details are for a doctor haha or a teacher since you don't seem to know your senses and what they do very well smiley
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Tonylyte(m): 5:31pm On Sep 22, 2014
rigarmortis:


no go tell your girlfriend say you dey lamba for somewhere o, lamba in lagos pidgin parlance, means engaging in the 'VERY' act...if you know what I mean


For lasgidi ba? No yawa....when e reach we go knw hw we go take do am.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ALKARULEZ615(m): 5:39pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

I figured both contact details are for a doctor haha or a teacher since you don't seem to know your senses and what they do very well smiley
u don dey kari-talk... Issokay tho

Dose "contacts details" are mine...correlate it wid ma 1st et 2nd quotes of U
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by anath(m): 5:48pm On Sep 22, 2014
Base on this mara eh,men go surely make am o! Because like this like this eh man nor go fit chop eye but I believe say every go pure one day. Alarm nor fit tear man eat shit,but God go surely surprise us! Anybody wen say ur water nor go boil,he stove nor go on. I believe say God wey do am for GEJ go surely do am for us o. Waffi I hail o. Na so e just b for area

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Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 5:55pm On Sep 22, 2014
cooljoe: ts nothing jare, even my youngest sisters who r born nd bred Nigeria canr speak pidgin, tough they comprehend when spoken to

Haha really? Then it's all G then
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 5:56pm On Sep 22, 2014
ALKARULEZ615: u don dey kari-talk... Issokay tho

Dose "contacts details" are mine...correlate it wid ma 1st et 2nd quotes of U

Oh haha of course.
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by cooljoe(m): 6:00pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Haha really? Then it's all G then
yes dear, ts indeed al gud. Bin starin at ur dp al day long, so cute. I lyk u lyk d fat boy lyks cake
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by lucarzdavidz(m): 6:13pm On Sep 22, 2014
Na today yanssh dey back?
How opo go hold you to ransom..
E Don set?
Baba Godel!
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:28pm On Sep 22, 2014
Oya make una take dis Lord's prayer

Our Palle wey dey for heaven
We hail oooo
make yah kingdom come
na your mind we dey do for earth o
as it standa gidigba for heaven
make una give us this day we daily bread
And make una forgive us as we dey fall ur hand
as we dey forgive them people wey fall we hand
make una no lead us to kpotokpoto wey we no go fit pull weself from
but deliver us from bros satan. amin
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by ALKARULEZ615(m): 6:35pm On Sep 22, 2014
MrsBreezy:

Oh haha of course.
wah ar u watinq for? U aint qona reqret it....tz a promise
Re: Phrases In Pidgin and Meaning! by Nobody: 6:36pm On Sep 22, 2014
ALKARULEZ615: wah ar u watinq for? U aint qona reqret it....tz a promise

Hmm why don't u add me?

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