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Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Livefreeordieha(m): 9:15pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
VargasVee: |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Habyz(m): 9:20pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
My GNS lecturer go suffer for my hand. I go use English destroy im career |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by mayowa558: 9:22pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
adesammy1: I am sated |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Nobody: 9:26pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
If you didn't know about the existence of the word "SATE" (before now that is) then you need to spend some more time with your dic-tion-ary and read more literary mags. Op,nice one sire. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by cosmos1440: 9:28pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
very nice one |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by KemjikaEme: 9:28pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
These words exist,however some of them are non standard English words. Some of them intially started off as slangs or expressions in non formal environment. A quick peruse in Nairaland thread might point fingers at certain words which may be upgraded as standard Nigerian expressions in the near future. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by gr8tone: 9:29pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
See how this guy just celebrated his ignorance. Because he stumbled on them never knowing they ever existed thought it's same with everybody. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Nobody: 9:34pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
@KemjikaEme Exactly. Spot on. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Col007: 9:42pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Nice one.. Knowledge imparted |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by talentedjoe(m): 9:44pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by CaptainFM1: 9:47pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
I know most of these words...especially "schadenfreude". My fear is I might start running mad like Patrick Obaiagbon if I start using them. Like someone posted..., try using some of those words in sentence and see if 0.5% of Nigerians understand. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Tedassie(m): 9:53pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
VargasVee:I knew of Handedness and Unkindness of ravens as well as Murder of crows |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by CaptainFM1: 9:54pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
KemjikaEme: You are very correct. Many don't know that words originate. A good example is "Google". It started as a company, now found itself in the English dictionary as a Verb. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by hadayleke(m): 9:55pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Not a single word here that I haven't come across before... OP dig harder and educate me. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Nobody: 10:02pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
oga come and make sentence with them oh |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by MrPeekay: 10:04pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Ah I need to expand my English base o. Thanks op for this pointers |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by baracutie(f): 10:06pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
shugaplum:Someone Who Afflicts Pains To Others By Getting Sexual Pleasure.E.G(hitting Ladies Whenever One Is Having Sex With Dem) |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by chumasmog(m): 10:16pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Most of this words are not in the English dictionary.. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by EdoBoy90(m): 10:16pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Nice |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by starness(m): 10:23pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Ok |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by nkemdi89(f): 10:24pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Sapiosexual . |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Dexema(m): 10:35pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
adesammy1: Sate your hunger.....with gala |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by EzeeYFB(m): 10:35pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
naijalions:wetin dey worry Dis one |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by bigmo1(m): 10:53pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
adesammy1:I used fufu to sate my hunger. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by DabuIIIT: 10:53pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Nice awareness,op adesammy1: you and omenkka are a sating and schadenfreudeic bomboclats na joke o |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by Prestige16(m): 11:02pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
The more we learn, the lesser we know. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by beautydutch(f): 11:22pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
VargasVee:thanks op 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by BENEAMATA: 11:26pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
Number 3 SCHADENFREUDE is actually the act of deriving joy at someone's misfortune (especially when said individual has had it coming), not a person. |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by BiiDii(m): 11:58pm On Sep 02, 2017 |
I concur but this SCHADENFREUDE sounds German and TACENDA sounds spanish. 1 Like |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by whiteeyes: 12:38am On Sep 03, 2017 |
Re: Amazing Words You Didn't Know Existed by ayodeleamg(m): 2:11am On Sep 03, 2017 |
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