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Never use this expression: 'I flashed her' or 'I flashed him' when you find yourself in a country where standard English is spoken. Examples are the United Kingdom, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

REASON: It might be a slang for saying you called someone and hang up quickly for them to call you back in Nigeria, but in these countries, it means to show someone your unclothedness or nude, which is a very serious crime

WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD: The standard English for that expression is 'I gave him or her a missed call' or 'I gave him or her a quick ring'.

I hope you have learnt something today?

Okay op.

I flashed her do ya worse.

I flashed her my torchlight

Rubbish talk. No one flashes abroad as the calls are unlimited and most people used post paid plans

ednut1:
Rubbish talk. No one flashes abroad as the calls are unlimited and most people used post paid plans

He isn't aware of that fact!

No be only flash...

Na strike ...

Hezzyluv:
Okay op.

I flashed her do ya worse.

You took the words out of my mouth op do your worst o, we're waiting

How did this nonsense make fp?
The mod that brought this here shoul be banned for life
This is violation of rule 8

Rapmoney:
Never use this expression: 'I flashed her' or 'I flashed him' when you find yourself in a country where standard English is spoken. Examples are the United Kingdom, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

REASON: It might be a slang for saying you called someone and hang up quickly for them to call you back in Nigeria, but in these countries, it means to show someone your unclothedness or nude, which is a very serious crime

WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD: The standard English for that expression is 'I gave him or her a missed call' or 'I gave him or her a quick ring'.

I hope you have learnt something today?

Calm down. I schooled in the UK. And on many occasions our tutors would tell us we speak better English than them. They speak horrible slangs and grammar in those countries than us.

Thanks bro because I'm already planning to travel to united state very soon

No wonder one whitey babe dey always ask

"Can I get a flash"

Me I go come flash her (Nigeria version), come dey ask her whether she see the flash.

She'd reply, 'hell no'. You are not a real man

I come day wonder wetin concern flash and real man.

Can I use the expression in Ghana? They speak good English too and na abroad

I flash you that we grew up with in our head will now send us to prison
Let me flash one of my friends abeg

That's rubbish, flashed is just a phrased expression, the have to know what you flashed, I flashed her can mean many things

1 I flashed a torchlight, I flashed my cash, I flashed my jewelry, you have to be specific what you flashed. Unless a dumb officer approaches you and arrest you without knowing what you meant. What if they arrest you and you didn't flash your nudes instead it was just a call?

It all depends on the context in which it is used. It can't land anyone in any trouble when used in the context of briefly shining a car light or displaying an official ID, etc.

It is not drugs, it's called medication.
I know someone detained for that wrong choice of word in UK.

oga, we FLASH LIGHT driving here too... WHEN U hear "XCUSE ME" then it mean further clarify what u said! na xo PRISON easy here ni?

ednut1:
Rubbish talk. No one flashes abroad as the calls are unlimited and most people used post paid plans

You can never tell, you can flash someone for different reasons. It is not always about not having a call card, sometimes you flash to remind someone about something.

nah to speak in IGBO LANGUAGE remain

This is an exxageration.

It will create some initial confusion but it will be easily cleared especially if no one is accusing you of anything.

Tenses:
No wonder one whitey babe dey always ask

"Can I get a flash"

Me I go come flash her (Nigeria version), come dey ask her whether she see the flash.

She'd reply, 'hell no'. You are not a real man

I come day wonder wetin concern flash and real man.

Be careful o. Egungun watch where you dey go o

Hezzyluv:
Okay op.

I flashed her do ya worse.

Reach there first and repeat this statement... I want to check something

Na post paid oOoOO, monthly subscription

Thanks OP
I will also add NOT to say, "I went to the pharmaceutical shop to get the DRUGS, rather say MEDICATION or MEDICINE"

Rapmoney:
Never use this expression: 'I flashed her' or 'I flashed him' when you find yourself in a country where standard English is spoken. Examples are the United Kingdom, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

REASON: It might be a slang for saying you called someone and hang up quickly for them to call you back in Nigeria, but in these countries, it means to show someone your unclothedness or nude, which is a very serious crime

WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD: The standard English for that expression is 'I gave him or her a missed call' or 'I gave him or her a quick ring'.

I hope you have learnt something today?

Nice information but op, I flashed you

Just like saying you get drugs with you wey you wan use instead of saying you get medicine wey you wan use.

Rubbish talk... Ops na abroad hopeful or probably new arrival with ITK syndrome.

Rapmoney:
Never use this expression: 'I flashed her' or 'I flashed him' when you find yourself in a country where standard English is spoken. Examples are the United Kingdom, US, Australia, Canada, etc.

REASON: It might be a slang for saying you called someone and hang up quickly for them to call you back in Nigeria, but in these countries, it means to show someone your unclothedness or nude, which is a very serious crime

WHAT TO SAY INSTEAD: The standard English for that expression is 'I gave him or her a missed call' or 'I gave him or her a quick ring'.

I hope you have learnt something today?

Don't mind these people oooo.
I recall a case from way back while watching a football match. I told people around that Wayne Rooney just tabon(used a wrong grammatical expression. Guys nearly took my head that day, that why will an English native tabon.
We eventually sought out an assistant lecturer in English department who confirmed it.
Bottom line, there are slangs and local misuse of words everywhere that have been incorporated into their diction

CaptainFM1:
Calm down. I schooled in the UK. And on many occasions our tutors would tell us we speak better English than them. They speak horrible slangs and grammar in those countries than us.

Another one is: "I want to buy drugs", instead you will say "I want to buy medication"

Very silly post what do you people where take abroad for?

Shut up Oga.

Una just like to talk