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Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by lavylilly(op): 11:13am On Dec 28, 2024
Let me go incasity

Let just do this in case of incasity.
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by illicit(m):
Baddest

I used to think 'betterment' is not a word...
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by CodeTemplarr: 11:26am On Dec 28, 2024
Jollificate.
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Beuberry(f): 11:36am On Dec 28, 2024
lavylilly:
Let me go incasity

Let just do this in case of incasity.
Jollyment
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by immortalcrown(m):
Obidient,

Batified,

Atikulated,

Balabulu,

Practicalize,

Trafficate (This one will likely enter dictionary soon.)
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by EmperorCaesar(m): 12:14pm On Dec 28, 2024
Mumurism
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by JOACHINpedro: 12:20pm On Dec 28, 2024
Shege
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Viccur(m): 12:28pm On Dec 28, 2024
Practicalise

Very common word, even lecturers and Profs say it.
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by NPFLADMIN(m): 12:44pm On Dec 28, 2024
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Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Oluromantic: 12:56pm On Dec 28, 2024
Mumu
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Samantha125(f): 12:58pm On Dec 28, 2024
Waka Waka and wotowoto... grin grin grin
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by hakeemhakeem(m):
Some people don't even know different btw slang/street words and English
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by TheBreastSucker(m): 1:20pm On Dec 28, 2024
Brezz grin
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by SamuraiXXX:
hakeemhakeem:
Some people doesn't don't even know the difference btw slang/street words and English
Fixed!
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by TheBreastSucker(m): 1:25pm On Dec 28, 2024
Samantha125:
Waka Waka and wotowoto... grin grin grin
You're gradually becoming a Nigerian grin
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Mims2016(m): 1:31pm On Dec 28, 2024
Trafficator
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Elusive001: 1:53pm On Dec 28, 2024
SamuraiXXX:
Fixed!
Dey play.

So "know different between......." still dey correct?
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Mathiasa(m): 2:02pm On Dec 28, 2024
Kukuma.
You kukuma know say we no vote. Lol
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by yomi531(m): 2:13pm On Dec 28, 2024
Theirself
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Samantha125(f): 2:23pm On Dec 28, 2024
Well, I'm a South African and one thing about us black South Africans is that we like learning about other people's languages and cultures.
TheBreastSucker:
You're gradually becoming a Nigerian grin
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by DaudaTheSexyGuy(m): 2:36pm On Dec 28, 2024
Toto

This is actually one of my favourite words grin
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Dtruthspeaker: 2:38pm On Dec 28, 2024
Yawa, olosho,
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Ibst: 2:47pm On Dec 28, 2024
Viccur:
Practicalise

Very common word, even lecturers and Profs say it.
It's practicalize
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by FRANCISTOWN: 3:11pm On Dec 28, 2024
Viccur:
Practicalise

Very common word, even lecturers and Profs say it.
What are you saying?
Practicalise is very much correct. The US version is practicalize
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by DoctorShomo: 3:46pm On Dec 28, 2024
Upandan
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Viccur(m): 3:48pm On Dec 28, 2024
FRANCISTOWN:
What are you saying?
Practicalise is very much correct. The US version is practicalize
Ours is British English not American's. That word is wrong. Could be correct in American English.
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by Kobicove(m): 3:52pm On Dec 28, 2024
Follow-come

Meaning original spare part or accessory

Eg follow-come earpiece or follow-come battery
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by lavylilly(op): 4:05pm On Dec 28, 2024
grin
SamuraiXXX:
Fixed!
Re: Word Used By Nigerians But Not Found In The Dictionary? by ZACHIE:
TRAFFICATOR is a valid word.
TRAFFICATE is bad

PRACTICALIZE and PRACTICALISE
Both are strange to the dictionary.

THEIRSELF is standard usage

MUMU is a valid word that means a dress

BADDEST is pretty valid
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