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Nigerians would always be peculiar people.Thats what makes the country fun and distracts us from all the wahala .

If you are coming to Nigeria or Lagos for the first time , this would be very helpful.

Here are some slangs we won’t stop saying anytime soon .



Go Slow
This is the way we say “traffic jam” in Naija . I dey inside go slow .

Drop
This has two meanings, it means hailing a taxi and riding in it alone to your destination. It also means alighting from a bus or taxi.

Fockanizer
Well, nothing much to say here, its Vulcanizer people .

Rewire
“Rewire” is actually an action , the person doing the rewiring should be called an electrician , not a rewire, my country pipo !.

Bomber
Its “bumper” folks , haha .

Men In Black
This refers to the police , the popo , the Nigerian Police Force .

Agbero
This word doesnt really mean something abusive , it can be translated as “Carrier of people /carrier of crowd” .But the madness of the agberos has made the word abusive.So it means conductors, tax collectors , infact any tout and their species .

Alaye
From my little understanding of Yoruba , alaye means “the living” “alive” “lively” ,but the way its used is similar to the way Americans call their friends “nigga” or “brah” or “bro” .

Gberaa
It means “move” or “move fast” or “drive” .

Figo
Danfo slang for 500 Naira .I am still confused how they coined this name .

Shandi/Muri
Danfo slang for 20 Naira . Muri-> Muritala Mohammed on the note

Waso/Wazo
Danfo slang for 50 Naira .Coined from two out of the three major ethnic group’s intepretation of “come” .

Wa= Yoruba

Zo=Hausa

Faiba/Fiber
Danfo slang for 10 Naira

Cut Your Hand
This one cracks me up every time .It means “turn the steering wheel” .


Was I spot on ? see any errors ? add yours .

by Donald3d

https://autojosh.com/15-funny-lagos-traffic-auto-slangs/

ɮɛaʊtɨʄʊʟ ʟaɢօs.

your side

one chance

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∆ O wa ooo... [meaning I don reach] ∆



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Driver, Move This Thing Joor

AutoJoshNG:
Cut Your Hand
This one cracks me up every time .It means “turn the steering wheel” .

Lalasticlala, Oya Cut Your Hand Enter Front Page

This is Lagos.

Oshaa prapra (mean brand new)

Eko lo pe ibi

Pilot - Driver
Owo load -Loading levy
paro lo - Move on
Askari - police

Wetin i wan carry slangs do

Teto the car small/ March the teto

Na today?
No be Lagos alone joor..

Some or most na Naija terms...

Sorry, na Mod made it seem like Lagos with the heading

Ole!!

Looks like this bus is going to reach front-page. Make i just chill for here.

"Wole pelu change o" gets me angry!

I think Kala Is N5....
I don comot gidi lose touch wt all dose cranking slangs.. I can't even do ordinary road crossing again.. Abuja pedestrian bridge don kamm me down...

Cut your hand dis side

No no no, wait!!!

Cum bak small, dey cum, dey cum

if u hear Gbaa!!!! u stop!

Aja 4


Meaning run as fast as u can

eko oni baje

Ok

Madness on the street like likode!

In erigga's voice "Erigga u ehn fuckhernicer I just dey pump her tyre vulcanizer"

Eko o ni babe
O baje ti

One chance. ....APC Body language ......Buhari

@op, u got 7.5/10. Wazo coined from wazobia, which is d representation of d 3 major tribes as embedded on d 50 naira note. Oya clap for yourself

Op u be omo ita meaning outside child.
Cos na only Motor park slang na im full here.

is FIGO not referred to as #50

Shadow: to pick passengers along.