As we all know,the Nigerian hip hop industry is growing in leaps and bounds(is it?).our songs are being played every where on the globe(ori wa ti fokasibe) but most people on the outside including some Nigerians in diaspora still find it hard to understand or decipher what we say,our slangs & lingua still baffles the uninitiated.so out of the goodness of my heart,i have decided to create a Nigerian hip hop dictionary/thesaurus to aid the growth of naija hip hop.i will be needing all the help i can get on this one,so if you know something,say something.

GENERAL
419-advance fee fraud/fraudster
you be 419-you are a fraudster.

Alanta-dance
alanta is a dance style like snap/hyphy.

Aristo-high profile prostitute/escort

Bah-cash
you no get bah-you don't have cash.

Caban-home/house/crib
i dey my caban-iam in my crib.

Choko-weed/marijuana/cannabis
pass me the choko-pass me the weed.

Chikala-young girl
chikala go plenty-there will be lots of girls.

Efrebor-friend

Effizy-swagger
you get too much effizy-you have too much swagger.

File-leave it
file be-leave it like that.

Fokasibe-popular/famous
ori e ti fokasibe-you have become popular

Form-front
Why you dey form?-why are you fronting?

Galala-dance

Gbedu-music
which gbedu you get-what music do you have.

Gbege-trouble
dem no want gbege-they don't want trouble.

Gidi-lagos
i dey go gidi-iam going to lagos.
i wan enter gidi-i want to go to lagos.

Ginger-spice up

Igbo-weed/cannabis
won ti fa igbo yo-they are high on weed.

Jaga jaga-disorganised
everything jaga jaga-everything is disorganised.

Jands-united kingdom
eldee don go jands-eldee has gone to the united kingdom

Jasi-understand
shey oti jasi-do you understand now.

Jor-please

Kasala-trouble
kasala go burst-there will be trouble.

Kolo-crazy
you don dey kolo-you are going crazy.

Kpai-die
dem go kpai-they will die.

Kpoly-weed/marijuana
make we go kpoly-let's go & smoke weed.

Kraze-crazy
you dey craze-you are crazy.

Maga-fool
you be maga-you are a fool.

Mumu-stupid
you be mumu-you are stupid.

Naija-Nigeria
i dey rep naija-iam representing Nigeria.

Omo ele-beautiful girl

Padi-friend
timaya na my padi-Timaya is my friend.

Paraga-a blend/mixture of intoxicating drinks & herbs.

Pepper-money
pepper no rest-i don't have money.

Shayo-beer
je ka lo shayo-let's go and drink beer.

Shaye-enjoy life
mo n shaye mi-iam enjoying my life.

Shekpe-mixture of intoxicating drinks

Shere-play
je ka lo shere-lets go and play.

Sheri koko-sweet heart
my sheri koko-my sweetheart.

Shi ere-mad
won ti shi ere-they have gone mad.

Tile tile-homie/friend/girl

Tu gbaski-too much

Wahala-problem/trouble
wahala dey-there is trouble.

Yahoozee-internet fraud
na yahoozee olu dey do-olu is into internet fraud.

Yankee-united states of america
tuface don go yankee-tuface has gone to US.

yapayaski-too much
o yapayaski-you are too much.

Yarn-talk
i go yarn-i will talk.

Yawa-problem
no yawa-no problem

Zanga-hood
i dey my zanga-iam in my hood.


Bleep
Backa-b*tt/a*s
Bakassi-b*tt
Bobbie-b**bs/bre@st
Kaka-b*tt
Koko-d**k
Kondo-d**k
Kokolet-bi**h
Tongolo-make love