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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by darlenese(f): 7:13pm On Nov 28, 2017
Fidelismaria:
age:hunger
e.g :guy I dey age ooo
a slang commonly used in UNN

its actually 'H' eg I dey H oo.
warri slang .
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Ojim07(m): 7:15pm On Nov 28, 2017
Nano particles, my course mates' slang for an expo pieces
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by darlenese(f): 7:15pm On Nov 28, 2017
Immanueladebol:
A.O.C- Area Of Concentration T.D.B- Till Day Break


it depends on the school , in Delsu, TDB is called Awoko .

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by darlenese(f): 7:16pm On Nov 28, 2017
Immanueladebol:
A.O.C- Area Of Concentration T.D.B- Till Day Break


it depends on the school , in Delsu, TDB is called Awoko .
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by femi4: 7:17pm On Nov 28, 2017
Rank Xerox
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by srrrr(m): 7:17pm On Nov 28, 2017
Fidelismaria:
age:hunger
e.g :guy I dey age ooo
a slang commonly used in UNN
Is it age or H In uniben it's H eg:guy I dey H ooo
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by srrrr(m): 7:17pm On Nov 28, 2017
Fidelismaria:
age:hunger
e.g :guy I dey age ooo
a slang commonly used in UNN
Is it age or H In uniben it's H eg:guy I dey H ooo
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by hoodmenconcept(m): 7:24pm On Nov 28, 2017
Igi iwe
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Immanueladebol(m): 7:26pm On Nov 28, 2017
darlenese:



it depends on the school , in Delsu, TDB is called Awoko .
OK..I guess Awoko is d translation of Till day break in their language
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by phranklyn92(m): 7:27pm On Nov 28, 2017
Chow... can mean eat/food

Guy what's for chow?
Commonly used in unilag
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by GuidoVanRossum: 7:30pm On Nov 28, 2017
Micro tintitn... futarians will understand.

BTW, it's IWE! (Factoria) which is a mathematical expression in permutations and combination.
It's synonyms are Igi IWE, mobile library and iwe ogba.
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by ikorodureporta: 7:32pm On Nov 28, 2017
Aristo nkor?
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by adebowale14: 7:33pm On Nov 28, 2017
7 Pointer... (Efikco in UI)

Book of Life...(a book that contains the grade of every student in UI
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by victorDanladi: 7:34pm On Nov 28, 2017
The Author is either from U.I or OAU.
OAU most likely!
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by malowsky(m): 7:36pm On Nov 28, 2017
Kwaro - guru
BUK slangs

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by darlenese(f): 7:37pm On Nov 28, 2017
Immanueladebol:

OK..I guess Awoko is d translation of Till day break in their language


it's a slang for TDB
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Jackson042: 7:41pm On Nov 28, 2017
NAS

Non Academic Student

All those ones wey no dey like go class... instead dem go dey hostel dey tap soccer...

Or those ones wey dey only near class once they here anything like: Quiz, Attendance, HOD etc.

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by MrLatin1: 7:41pm On Nov 28, 2017
Shukuli

Uniben guys will know that one
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by wtfcoded: 7:43pm On Nov 28, 2017
Afonja- a lazy, stingy n wicked person.
Esut.
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by wtfcoded: 7:44pm On Nov 28, 2017
In addition.
A-asa
B-Brazil
E-Europe
D-dubai
f9-ferrari
Efcc-bad results in ur grade
Mgbo/bullet-expo
Mama chidimma-okpa
Akpa amu(scrotum)-used to describe a wicked lecturer that doesnt close lecture on time.

ESUT
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by correctguy101(m): 7:46pm On Nov 28, 2017
Iblad0994:
I think it’s H rather .
H for hunger
I dey H ooooo.

It's either he just enter school or he just dey form waffi wey he no be...
imagine..... I dey "age" means hunger in UNN!!! hahahaha

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by amamahdaniel(m): 7:47pm On Nov 28, 2017
Awoko - to read over night. very popular in Delsu. and all the polytechnic in delta state.
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by kolaaderin: 7:47pm On Nov 28, 2017
Immanueladebol:
A.O.C- Area Of Concentration
T.D.B- Till Day Break
Spill- Someone with an extra year
Splash- Someone with 2-3 extra year
Splosh- Someone who has spilled,splashed and splosed.I.e he/she is as old as d school

Op should have learned more from you.
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by kheart(m): 7:49pm On Nov 28, 2017
I remember students trembling in ABU at the mention of "Dodon Bango". Wall Monster. (Result)

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by amamahdaniel(m): 7:49pm On Nov 28, 2017
correctguy101:


It's either he just enter school or he just dey form waffi wey he no be...
imagine..... I dey "age" means hunger in UNN!!! hahahaha
the guy fall for my hand.
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Jackson042: 7:50pm On Nov 28, 2017
VAMPS

All those ones wey dey like report/snitch their fellow classmates...

They can carry the rules of the school for head like government work...

Example: omor... you sabi that guy for there wey dey follow that babe talk? Na vamp he be ooo...

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by kerr9(f): 7:50pm On Nov 28, 2017
Heywhizzy:
For uniben n most other schools na every student be scholar and jackophyte

person wey no dey open book o,person wey probate o,person wey im gp be like bet9ja odd under 2.5,all na scholar









Greatest Uniben Student
great

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by econity(m): 7:51pm On Nov 28, 2017
Fidelismaria:
age:hunger

e.g :guy I dey age ooo

a slang commonly used in UNN

It's etch as in the latter H

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by makky555(f): 8:01pm On Nov 28, 2017
In the East we call "efico" "Akada"
Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Danzo4eva: 8:03pm On Nov 28, 2017
Crash- To sleep

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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by myked(m): 8:07pm On Nov 28, 2017
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Re: 8 Common Academic Related Slangs In Nigerian Universities by Heywhizzy(m): 8:09pm On Nov 28, 2017
kerr9:
great
na so..nice dp anyways

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