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Islam for Muslims / ::the Way Of Life::{poem} by AbdulFattah(m): 9:36am On Jan 06, 2013 |
ISLAM: THE WAY OF LIFE. ... ISLAM IS THE WAY OF LIFE, THAT TAKES FROM US, ALL FUTILE STRIVES. ISLAM IS THE DEEN OF PEACE, THAT MAKES FOR US A LIFE OF EASE. ... ISLAM IS ABOUT GIVING THE CREATOR HIS DUE, NOT FORGETTING HUMANITY TOO. IT IS ABOUT LIVING FOR THE HEREAFTER, NOT FORGETTING THE WORLD WE ARE. ... ISLAM MAKES YOU THANKFUL, IN WHATEVER SITUATION. AND TO THE CREATOR, MAKES YOU PRAYERFUL, WITH UNDENTED CONVICTION. ... ISLAM IS ENDEARING. ENTERING IT REQUIRES NOTHING. IT IS THE ULTIMATE BLESSING. BEING IN IT IS EVERYTHING. ... ISLAM IS THE CHANCE, TO LIVE A PEACEFUL ETERNITY. IT IS THE GUIDANCE, TO A LIFE DEVOID OF PROFANITY. ... ISLAM PREACHES PIETY, FOR ALLAH IS THE MOST-NOBLE. IT TEACHES EQUALITY, TO HIM, NO RIGHTEOUS MAN IS IGNOBLE. ... ISLAM IS THE SOLUTION, TO ALL MUNDANE OBSTACLES. IT HAS THE RESOLUTION, TO ALL PHILOSOPHICAL TROUBLES. … http://adekunleadebajo./2012/11/08/islam-is/ |
Islam for Muslims / Re: Nairaland Muslim Newbies: Introduce Yourselves Here by AbdulFattah(m): 9:21am On Jan 06, 2013 |
As-Salaam 'alaykum, brothers and sisters in faith... My names are 'Abdul-Fattâh b. Tajudinn, 'Adekunle Adebajo'. From Ogun state. A Law student in UniIbadan, 100L. |
Islam for Muslims / Re: A Muslim But... by AbdulFattah(m): 8:49am On Jan 06, 2013 |
Atheist:-D: Is there any such sir? |
Literature / Indeed A Giant [poem] by AbdulFattah(m): 8:44am On Jan 06, 2013 |
INDEED A GIANT ... GROWING UP AND MATURE I HAVE COME TO BE PROUD OF MY MOTHERLAND FOR HER MANY FEATS AND ACHIEVEMENTS INFACT, SHE HAS EARNED THE ALIAS GIANT OF AFRICA! MY DEAR MOTHERLAND, I’LL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT OF AFRICA ... MY MOTHERLAND PROMINENT FOR POVERTY AND INFAMOUS FOR CORRUPTION WHERE POLITICS IS A FULL-TIME OCCUPATION WHERE IT IS THE EASIEST CHANNEL TO PROFUSION I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF MY MOTHERLAND FOR SHE IS INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE MATERIALISM IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY WHERE MONEY CAN TAKE YOU ALL THE WAY WHERE THE PEOPLE FIGHT EVERYDAY I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE THE PRESIDENT THINKS HIS POWER ABSOLUTE WHERE LEADERS RECEIVE ALLOWANCES FOR ALL THEY DO WHERE LAW-MAKERS CLAMOUR FOR SALARY BOOST I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE JUSTICE USES SPECTACLES AND THE COURT BEFRIENDS THE WELL-TO- DO WHERE VIOLENCE IS THE LAST HOPE OF THE DESTITUTE I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE REFINERIES ARE NOT WORKING WHERE, BY THE DAY, FUEL PRICE IS RISING WHERE FILLING STATIONS ARE EVERYWHERE BUT FUEL IS SCANTY I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE THE AVERAGE POLICEMAN HAS A POT-BELLY AND THE ONLY LANGUAGE HE UNDERSTANDS IS MONEY WHERE SECURITY IS JUST FOR THE WEALTHY I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE THE ROADS ARE BATTLEFIELDS PLIED MOSTLY BY JALOPIES WHERE ALL CARS ARE FROM OVERSEAS I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE TRULY A GIANT ... MY MOTHERLAND WHERE EVERY COMMODITY IS IMPORTED WHERE EVERY BIG COMPANY IS IMPORTED AND WHERE ALL EXPERTS ARE NOT EXEMPTED I WILL ALWAYS BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT ... O MY MOTHERLAND! I KNOW NOT HOW ELSE TO EULOGISE YOU I KNOW NOT WHAT ELSE TO SAY ABOUT YOU VERILY, NO LAND CAN OUTDO YOU I WILL FOREVER BE PROUD OF YOU FOR YOU ARE INDEED A GIANT! ... http://adekunleadebajo. |
Literature / The Lost Property [poem] by AbdulFattah(m): 8:29am On Jan 06, 2013 |
THE LOST PROPERTY. ... The awareness of guilt The state of reticence The manacle of restraint That has accompanied me for years Has vanished as a bubble does in thin-air Only its fragments remain In places of extreme solitude ... Civilisation has separated us Technology has sundered us Imperialism has disunited us I have lost my conscience I have lost my rue I thought I had freedom But the reverse is the case ... Your dearth, it is, that makes me Take to the streets in rags Indiscernible from a lunatic Except that I appear less filthy ... Your dearth, it is, that makes me Steal from my fellow country-men Relegating many into poverty Without a hint of penitence ... Your dearth, it is, that makes me Defiant to mother nature Longing for repulsive coupling With another who is gender-equal ... Your dearth, it is, that makes me Commit crimes against humanity Slaying my man-kind en masse Only to satisfy my egomania ... Your absence is killing me But I know not Your lack is bestialising me But I fear not Reality is only a lid away It is more than a big shame That not anymore can I find shame ... http://adekunleadebajo. 1 Like |
Islam for Muslims / A Muslim But... by AbdulFattah(m): 8:21am On Jan 06, 2013 |
A MUSLIM BUT. ... This is a conversation that took place between a Muslim, who just got to his workplace, and his non-muslim boss. ... Muslim: Good morning boss. Boss: Good morning, how was your night? Muslim: Thanks be to God, it was fine. And yours? Boss: It was very stressful. I could not sleep. Spent most of the night reading this article that discusses Islam. . .By the way, do you know where I can find any moslem? I have a couple of questions. Muslim: err. . .well, I am a Muslim. I’m sure you can ask me. Boss: Really? Muslim: Yes. Boss: Well, it says here that moslems believe in one God called Allah, and in Mohammed as His final messenger. Muslim: Yes. Yes. Exactly. I believe in those. Boss: Okay. It also says here that moslems observe. . .err. . .Solah. . .five times everyday. . .do you do that? Muslim: err. . .I am Muslim but I do not pray five times daily. But, at times, I do observe the morning prayer. Boss: Hmmn. Okay. I think it is also written here that it is mandatory for Muslims, who are well-to-do, to pay a particular percentage of their income. . .Zekkah, right? Muslim: yes, weeell. . .I am a Muslim but I do not pay zakat. Boss: Is that so? I also remember the article says that Moslems observe fast in a month, is that r-romaddan? We are in that month, right? Is that not a can of coke in your hand? Muslim: It’s true we’re in the month of Ramadan. But, I-I-I don’t fast. Boss: Hmmn. . .interesting. . .it says some other stuffs like; Moslems perform holy pilgrimage to Mecca, they do not shave their beard, they do not eat pork, they do not collect interest. . .how about those? Muslim: w-w-e-e-ll, I am a Muslim but I’ve never been to Makkah, you know, because I’m not very rich, I need to get another car and a lot of other expenses are at my hand. . .I shave my beard, since we’re in New york and that’s the common practice. . .I also eat pork occasionally. . .However, I am a Muslim. . .you see, my name is ‘Abdullah. Boss: I don’t understand. . .oh-oh. . .now I get it. . .you are a Moslem butt, not a complete moslem. . .I suggest you get the head, trunk, hands and legs, so that you may become whole. ... LESSON: AS MUSLIMS, WE SHOULD NOT LET OUR ISLAM BE BY NAME or CALLING ALONE. ISLAM MUST BE REFLECTED ALSO IN OUR CREED, BEHAVIOUR AND MORAL OUTLOOK. WE SHOULD COMPLETELY AND WILLINGLY SUBMIT TO THE WILL OF ALLAH, AS THAT IS WHAT ISLAM IS ALL ABOUT. ALLAH SAYS IN THE QUR’AN [Q.5, V.3] THAT HE HAS PERFECTED ISLAM AS A WAY OF LIFE, FOR US. HE ALSO SAYS IN SURATU-L-BAQARAH [Q.2, V. 208] THAT WE SHOULD ENTER COMPLETELY INTO ISLAM. ... WE SHOULD LET ISLAM PERMEATE THROUGH ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES. IT IS ERRONEOUS FOR US TO WANT TO BE RELEVANT WHEN IN THE MIDST OF FELLOW MUSLIM BROTHERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME BLEND WHENEVER WE ARE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DISOBEDIENT TO ALLAH, subhanahu wata’ala. IT IS ERRONEOUS TO SEEK TO PLEASE ALLAH, AND THE SAME TIME SEEK TO PLEASE OUR SELFISH APPETENCIES, OUR FRIENDS AND THE SOCIETY… ... ‘...LET US BE MUSLIMS !‘ ... <<<NOTE: THE ABOVE CONVERSATION IN AN EXCERPT FROM ONE OF SHEIKH YUSUF ESTES’S LECTURES>> 1 Like |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 8:18am On Jan 06, 2013 |
Abdul Fattah: Hello guys, Also,...any Mellanbite in here, to suggest a good room number |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 8:16am On Jan 06, 2013 |
Hello guys, Please...err...I'm yet to start my registration...planning to go to iBD on Tuesday to do the whole thing. For those who've done theirs; which documents, and pieces of info. will I need when I get there... |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:22am On Jan 02, 2013 |
Jossy4luv1: it's a pity,u will have 2 let ur parents eat d food stuffs at home..sorry ma Please Mister, How are we to go about the payment, when, and what thereafter Is it only the sch. fees we'll pay to the bank...or we are to pay the accommodation fee too... Any other info. you think I should know, pls share....'m kinda in the dark now... |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:06am On Dec 20, 2012 |
Blessing001: 2go:adeagboogo Yeah, thanks! I've sent you a requestcon 2go..You'll see thaf of facebook soon. ::Your name is just above mine in the admission list::nice score, BTW:: 1 Like |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 6:30pm On Dec 19, 2012 |
Blessing001: U are 100 percent correct Hi, If truly you are a just-admitted law student then please add me on facebook through http://facebook.com/adebajo.adekunle; on 2go: kunslens Or better still, post yours here. |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:19am On Dec 08, 2012 |
Hermina: DuBooVay n Bealuv #Akiss4uGurls u r just d best!!! Goodboy n ishowdot kudos 2 u guys! Are you in for law :-D |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 7:28pm On Dec 05, 2012 |
jauntee02: Thanks, you didn't seem to read much posts though. Or perhaps, my stats isn't accurate. My facebook & 2go contacts are here; http://adekunleadebajo./contact/ CHEERS! |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 7:14am On Dec 05, 2012 |
jauntee02: Visit my blog and be motivated! Just visited, commented on and shared your post on facebook. You can return the favour { http://adekunleadebajo. } |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 8:17am On Dec 03, 2012 |
ishowdot@gmail.: Nope, I don't agree wiyyou. Any of them could hv broken the cycle.. 1 Like |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 8:13am On Dec 03, 2012 |
Tolu k: Hmmm! Zezeny.av bn tinkin .Is dat ur real name. That resonates wimme... |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 5:20am On Dec 03, 2012 |
ishowdot@gmail.:Prove it. |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 5:17am On Dec 03, 2012 |
Davidblaze95: Hmmn, very true. 1 Like |
Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 2:35pm On Dec 02, 2012 |
Lagusta: Mr. Abdulfattah... U still haven't answered my question now!!! Sorry please. I didn't know t'was directed to me. Actually, I don't understand....Are you asking if "behind-up" is omitted in the write-up? If yes, then I didn't include it in the first place.. so the mods had no hand in it. |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:45am On Dec 02, 2012 |
ishowdot@gmail.: ALL of them control it. |
Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 9:35am On Dec 02, 2012 |
caseless: to have a haircut=berb my hair Thanks bro. NOTED! |
Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 9:34am On Dec 02, 2012 |
caseless: Op, this piece is ON-POINT. it took me long to JACK it, but u have to BEHIND-UP to space it out. Wow! Actually, I already double-spaced it. I even placed indentations, but my brower (opera mini) still muddles everything together. However, when I used Dolphin browser, it was okay and well-spaced. If you use a PC, same thing. To solve the problem, kindly visit the link to my blog [ http://adekunleadebajo./2012/11/30/a-compilation-of-english-colloquialisms-in-nigeria/ ]. It's very nice there. I even bolded and italicised some aspects for easy reading. Thanks! |
Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 7:16am On Dec 02, 2012 |
PLEASE, THIS ARTICLE IS STILL DEVELOPING, I INTEND TO INCLUDE MORE WORDS. HENCE, IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTION, KINDLY SHARE IT. THANKS! |
Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 7:14am On Dec 02, 2012 |
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Education / Re: A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 5:52am On Dec 02, 2012 |
Emmyk: Geez! This stuff is too Long! lol. I'll try and space it ASAP for better comprehension. |
Education / A Compilation Of English Colloquialisms Used In Nigeria by AbdulFattah(m): 5:41am On Dec 02, 2012 |
A COMPILATION OF ENGLISH COLLOQUIALISMS USED IN NIGERIA CLICK http://adekunleadebajo. TO VIEW! NIGERIAN EXPRESSIONS THAT SEEM ENGLISH BUT ARE NOT. THIS IS A COMPILATION OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY USED BY NIGERIANS. THESE WORDS SEEM TO BE ENGLISH IN NATURE, BUT THEY [by THEY, I mean the meaning attached to them] ACTUALLY ARE NOT TRACEABLE TO THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY. SOME ARE INCORRECTLY USED, SOME ARE GIVEN DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS, SOME ARE ANGLICISED NIGERIAN TERMS AND OTHERS DO NOT HAVE ENLISH ORIGINS BUT SEEM TO DO. MANY OF THESE WORDS ARE SLANGS, BUT SOME ARE NOT BECAUSE THE ARE USED IN FORMAL SETTINGS. {PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS ARTICLE ARE EXTRACTED FROM THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY} Area: [noun] this is a usually metallic device for radiating or receiving radio waves. The appropriate substitute is antenna. Example: Please change the bearing of the area, it’s not picking up any signal. Big boy/Big girl: [noun] this is a pretty common Nigerian phrase that is used to refer to youths [teenagers and adolescents] that are gregarious, extroverted, proud and often well-to-do. These type of youths are usually singers, cyber-criminals and playboys. Example: Don’t mind Tunde’s attitude, he’s a big boy now. Cassava flakes: [noun] this is a Behind way of referring to the common garri [i.e. processed cassava soaked in water] drank in all parts of the country. Chinko: [noun & adjective] this is used to refer to people who come from China, or products, especially mobile phones, that are ‘made in china’. In English, the proper usage is without ‘o’ i.e. ‘chink’. Example: I wouldn’t recommend that you buy a chinko. Chop: [verb] this simply means to eat. But it can also mean to enjoy or maximise an opportunity to the fullest. Example: Take me to a near-by restaurant, I want to chop before going to work. Coded: [adjective] if something is coded, then it is either surreptitious or complicated. It is best known and understood by the speaker. Example: My relationship with her is coded, and I don’t have to speak about it. Collabo: [noun] this is an abbreviated form of the word ‘collaboration’. It is mostly used in the entertainment industry to mean partnership between musicians in the production of a song. Example: The song is a product of the collabo between 9ice and Tu face. Collabo [verb]; is to enter into partnership with someone, especially a singer. 2. It may also mean to make love with someone. Corper: [noun] a corper is someone who is serving the country through the NYSC [National Youth Service Corp] scheme. Most corpers are transferred from their state of residence to neighbouring or distant places to render near-free services to their motherland and to get more experience as well as exposure by so doing. Since, they are often trained and monitored by the military, the word probably has its origin in the army rank: corporal which is above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps, above a lance corporal and below a sergeant. Example: The government is yet to pay the corpers in Oyo sate. Doe: [noun] simply means money or cash. Example: Gimme more doe, then we can discuss. Environmental: [noun] a non-Nigerian might be confused when he hears that this word is a noun, not an adjective. Well, Nigerians make use of this word as a short-form of ‘environmental sanitation’, a monthly exercise in which people clean-up their houses and its surroundings, gathering the dirt for government to dispose. Example: Please, when is the next environmental taking place? Express: [noun] this word is erroneously used in Nigeria to mean a highway i.e. a wide road that connects two major cities, and is less trafficked. Example: An accident is reported to have occurred on the express. Face-towel: [noun] this is a small absorbent clothe used mainly for drying the face. We have hand towels, beach towels, kitchen towels, sanitary towels, tea towels but no face towels. The equivalent expression used in English countries in possibly towelette. Example: I need to get face-towel, I’m sweating profusely. Flash: [verb] this is in fact one of the most popular words that fall into this category. It means dialling a phone number, allowing it to ring and then intentionally end the call. Rather than use this word, variants such as phone, telephone, call, ring up and dial are more suitable as they can also mean an attempt to reach someone by phone, not necessarily having a conversation with that person. Notwithstanding, flash is still the most perfect word to use, a very nice innovation that fits into the current state of the economy. Example: Don’t worry, when I get to your apartment, I will flash your number. Fleet: [verb] to spray liquid substance from a container, most especially insecticide, into a particular place. I was surprised when I found that the word ‘fleet’, in actualty, does not mean this . Example: Make sure you fleet your room with ‘ota fia-fia’ before going to sleep. Four-One-Nine/419: [noun] this is a felonious crime of obtaining title to another’s property by knowingly making false representations with the intention of defrauding the victim. It is known in legal parlance as false pretence. Most people use this word [419] without knowing the origin. Why is it 419 and not any other set of figures? This is because it is section 419 of the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that states the meaning, criminality and sanction of this crime. Someone who commits this crime is liable to ‘imprisonment for three [3] years. Example: Due to unemployment, everybody is now engaging in 419. {note that this word may also refer to the person engaging in false pretence} Globe: [noun] this is word that actually means a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens. However, in Nigeria it is used to connote a lamp that is partially globe in shape. The apposite words to use in replace are ‘bulb’ or ‘lightbulb’. Example: Please switch-off that globe, it’s consuming too much electricity. Go-slow: [noun] in the English vocabulary, this means a slowdown or retardation in business, spread of a disease etc. However, it is used in Nigeria exclusively to mean a traffic jam in which there is slow movement of vehicles. See hold-up. Example: I’m sorry for coming late, it is due to the go-slow along Lagos-Ibadan express way. Hammer: [verb] if someone hammers, then he has just hit it big i.e. he has suddenly, sometimes unexpectedly, gained a huge sum of money. This may be as a result of participation in a contest, lottery or fraud. Example: Everybody gets a free drink today, I just hammered big-time. Hold-up: [noun] this is a traffic situation in which vehicles are temporarily [but for a long period of time] at a halt. Hardly is there any form of movement, as against go-slow in which there is movement, but a minimal rate. Example: Please go on with the meeting, I am in a hold-up. Jack: [verb] to jack is to study persistently for hours, most especially in preparation for an oncoming examination. It’s a common usage in the university environment. I recently learnt that there are different ways to it, such as MTN [from Morning Till Night], TDB [Till Day Break] and so on. It means, in English, to fish in the night using a jacklight, to raise the level of something or to take to task. Example: Is it true Emeka fainted today as a result of excessive jacking? Kobalise: [verb] this word has its root in the Yoruba expression ‘koba’ which was anglicised through the addition of ‘lise’. It means to expose a bitter truth or dark secret about someone, or what that person has done and prefers to remain undisclosed. Example: Why did you kobalise the principal? Now the whole knows he’s having an affair with Mrs Johnson. Machinery: [noun] a person whose professional services are employed and paid for, often illegally, by a group or organisation, especially in order to win a contest against another group or organisation. The closest word to this, in meaning, in the English vocabulary is mercenary. Example: Their soccer team undoubtedly won because they hired skilful machineries. Momcy/Momsy/Mumcy/Mumsy: [noun] this means mom. Synonyms include mother, ma, mama, mamma, momma, mammy, mommy and old lady. Example: Momcy is about to be delivered of a baby boy. On-point: [adjective] when something is on point, it is perfect for a purpose or for an occasion, and it needs no modification. Synonyms include spot-on, precise, exact, on-target, dead-on etc. Example: Oh my God, that dressing is just on-point. 2. It may also serve the purpose of emphasis for a particular activity or event you are engaging in or you are planning to engage in. Example: Wedding [things] on-point. Palm: [noun] this is a type of foot-wear, made of rubber, leather or any thick material, which, unlike shoes and sandals, does not cover or support the heels/back side of the foot. Example: A lot of my foot-wears are palms because they are very easy to put on. Pant: [noun] this, in correct usage, means an outer garment covering each leg separately and usually extending from the waist to the ankle [usually used in plural just like ‘trousers’]. But in Nigeria, if you tell someone to take off his pants for an X-ray test, he will definitely be amazed and quizzical. This is because he considers the word to mean knickers or underpants. Example: My most of my pants are size 42. Player: [noun] a player is someone who flirts a lot, has many of girlfriends and is very promiscuous. It has a similar but not exact meaning of ‘playboy’. Example: Didn’t you know Femi is player before you went ahead to date him? Popcy/Popsy/Pop-man: [noun] simply means Dad. Synonyms include father, old man, pop, poppa, pa, papa and daddy. Also see Momsy. Example: I’ll see popsy today concerning my school fees. Runs: [noun] this means the process in which something is done or sought, perhaps examination, admission, youth service etc. Example: How is school runs? Runs [verb]; using an unlawful or inappropriate method to achieve success in a particular thing. The funny thing about this word is what you arrive at when you attempt to figure out the present continuous and future tenses. Do we say ‘runses’ or ‘runsed’? Example: Did Tunde runs his UTME? Shack: [verb] in the English vocabulary, it is a noun that means a hut, room or any similar enclosure. But in Nigeria, it is a variant of the word ‘drink’, only that it is mostly used for alcoholic substances. Example: I hope you have something I can shack in here? Slippers: [noun] or bathroom slippers: this is also a common usage in Nigeria. It is used in reference to foot-wears that are light, open and made of rubber. They are indoor wears that are mostly used in the bathroom while having a bath. The word does exist in the English vocabulary but it depicts a different type of foot-wear which is not open, not made of rubber and perhaps used while sleeping. Example: Please get me a pair of slippers, I need to use the bathroom. Tape-rule: [noun] this is a wrong variant of the words tape and tape-measure. It is a narrow strip of limp cloth or steel tape marked off in units, such as units or centimetres, for measuring. Example: I cannot cut your cloth if I don’t have a tape-rule. Things/Thingy: [noun] used to give emphasis to a particular activity Example: Exam. things. Behind:[noun & adjective] In England, this word means a long pointed tooth and is a slang for buttocks, but here in Nigeria it means something else, an expression or somebody that is classy. Example: I love Whiz kid, the guy is just Behind. Behind up [verb]; to fancy up an object or to become classier than before. Example: Please Dad, try and Behind up a little. You can’t come to my convocation looking like that. Yuppy: [noun] this is used to refer to a type of motorcycle, better known to Britons as Moped. I hardly see it again. If you want to know what it looks like, buy an Indian movie. Example: Where did you get this yuppy? I didn’t know they still use these. MORE COMING SOON ! CLICK http://adekunleadebajo. TO VIEW![color=#006600][/color] |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 10:06pm On Dec 01, 2012 |
ishowdot@gmail.: That'll be at 12 minutes, 12 seconds past 12 o'clock on December 12th 3012. In a millenium... |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 1:57am On Dec 01, 2012 |
Kaob: Which list r u talkin abt,cos I no understand... y-y-yeah...all UI's fault for not resuming on-time. |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:40pm On Nov 30, 2012 |
Kaob: Ijebu-Oru along Ijebu Ode.I know you know what I meant, but I'll tell you all the same sha...I meant where is OOU on the list not on the map. |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:36pm On Nov 30, 2012 |
bealuv: bealuv: lol! ;-) |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 9:41am On Nov 29, 2012 |
ishowdot@gmail.: Where is OOU |
Education / Re: University Of Ibadan 2012/2013 Admission Continua by AbdulFattah(m): 7:50pm On Nov 22, 2012 |
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