OP, Mugu is a hausa word which literally means a wicked individual

What about TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION

please oo abeg no vex

where did this slang emanate from?

ayourbamie:
Sho Mo age mi Ni

they forgot to add "who e epp?"

wrong X-PROJECT made THE WORDgOBE populaR

StarUp:
Gobe: ie trouble...it was coined by Davido in his club banger "GOBE"

magazineguy:
Nigerians are known to be pioneers of words, sayings and slangs. Not liable to be used in the wrong quarters, they are often used to shorten conversations and suitable among cliques and peers, alike. The origin of most of these argots can be traced to lines, verses or hooks of hit songs. Truly, we have heard some that their meanings have not been deciphered or they might never get to see daylight in couple of years. The growth and the pace of the Industry determines the longevity of some of these slangs. Often, the emergence of new artistes and talents has tendencies to influence the popularity of these slangs. Based on popularity, some of these slangs are:

Maga

This one in particular, cannot be traced to the music backgrounds but often times, we have heard it in countless records. It’s a common Nigerian slang that is mostly used by musicians to mean ‘to extort’, especially money. Artistes like Davido, Psquare and Timaya have used this in past songs.

Mugu

Asides, the synonymity with Maga, it has a different conceptual information and deeper meaning. Although, it could be offensive to some folks but what’s the fun in using slangs if it throws you off your seat? Mugu means ‘fool’ or ‘of a dumb person’. Love songs written or sang in pidgin contain this slang. Listen to Wizkid and Psquare songs from 2010.

Jonse/Jonze

Nigerians use this frequently. It means ‘to fail’ or ‘hit a stumbling block’ in pursuit of an endeavour. It is really funny when used in the right moment, especially in the midst of cliques. It originated from ‘Jonzing world’, a song by Mavin artiste, D’Prince which featured Wizkid and Jesse Jagz. Ever since, the coined version ‘jonze/jonse’ has been in use.

Legbegbe

‘Legbegbe’ was one of the songs that ushered us into the shaku-shaku rub era. Though, it was inspired from Seun Egbegbe’s iphone theft case of 2017, the record ended up as one of the greatest records ever from Nigeria. Legbegbe (Egbe egbe) is a yoruba word that means ‘side by side’. Legbegbe is a street banger by Mr. Real and it featured Idowest, Obadice and Kelvin Chuks. On the hook, Real self goes ‘Oya e fun won Legbegbe,iphone 1, iphone 2……’ .

Shepeteri

Another word that got birthed from the Shaku shaku era was ‘Shepeteri’ (from record ‘Omo shepeteri’). Omo shepteri means ‘a bad child’, especially when deviation from morals/moral decadence is involved. Omo Shepeteri belongs to Idowest and Slimcase.

Science student

Science students got attention from the W.H.O, Nigerian Government and even the broadcasting body, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Olamide did not enjoy those few weeks of pressure and blames lashed on him (Blame it on the way he delivers his songs, all for the sake of creativity). ‘Science student’ is associated with illegal drugs – cannabis, raphenol, codeine, falcka e.t.c .

Owu

Owu has different origins, especially the one from a Nigerian Literature book ‘Women of Owu’. Owu has been violated by our artistes and occasionally used in their contents. Burna Boy used in his song ‘Check and balance’; Olamide also used it in his rap song ‘Owo blow’. Owu means ‘state being broke’

Omo Wobe

Olamide, once again is pointed at again for pioneering one of the Nigerian slangs. His influence in the streets is as credible as his hits songs. Omo wobe has a controversial meaning – ‘folks that smoke marijuana’. In his popular tune ‘Bobo’, Olamide could be heard on the intro calling, ‘Eyin Omo wobe(wobe), won gbo informaion……’. He even made the sishing smoking sounds.

Osha pra pra

A large chunk of the credit might have gotten to Yovi but we should not leave out the other artistes that infused ‘osha pra pra’ in their songs. ‘Osha pra pra’ means ‘fresh’, ‘clean’ or ‘to look good’. Ask any Lagos folk.



source; http://tushmagazine.com.ng/nigerian-music-influenced-slangs/

'Jones' is an African American slang, from where it slipped into Nigerian street vocabulary. It refers to the withdrawal symptoms you get from not being able to service a drug habit.

'Owu' is older than Olamide, and it has nothing to do with the women of Owu in Ogun State. It simply means 'hunger' in one of the southern Nigerian languages.

Yoruba ehn...language of slangs.

StarUp:
Gobe: ie trouble...it was coined by Davido in his club banger "GOBE"

pls wats d meaning of skelewu?

Maga has different meaning and it's been a popular slang in the former Bendel area....

Get drunk...the guy don maga

Get stabbed...them maga d guy body.

Yahooyahoo boys made it popular anyway.



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Mugu has been there even before I was born....its either mumu or mugu.

Who you epp by Olamide

oshe11:
Most of these slangs nor originate from Music oooo


Unless you nor no Waffarians and their slangs

I just tire for the Op sef.. Slangs when we done dey use for uni days b4 most of the mentioned musicians get levels

GidiWoodsMan:


'Jones' is an African American slang, from where it slipped into Nigerian street vocabulary. It refers to the withdrawal symptoms you get from not being able to service a drug habit.

'Owu' is older than Olamide, and it has nothing to do with the women of Owu in Ogun State. It simply means 'hunger' in one of the southern Nigerian languages.

Korrect guy

What of yeaga and segobe?

Born2Breed:
Maga has different meaning and it's been a popular slang in the former Bendel area....

Get drunk...the guy don maga

Get stabbed...them maga d guy body.

Yahooyahoo boys made it popular anyway.



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Mugu has been there even before I was born....its either mumu or mugu.

Sabi girl

GreatCracker:
please oo abeg no vex
where did this slang emanate from?

I heard it came from one of d yoruba actors named Jigan.
Its on youtube

Shortyy:
What of sho mo age mi? What does that mean?

do u know my age.

Soro niyen ...?

abeg who carry nairaland com...

ajepako:
I don't know or care for the listed above.
However, Shepeteri is a town in Oyo state..
I don't know when that became a slang

in our Oke-ogun area in particular

folake4u:
Who you epp by Olamide

Benin/Edo boys slang since time immemorial. Mtchew

handsomeclouds:

I wonder o
What value does the slangs add to our wellbeing?
People have totally run our of ideas that irrelevant things are now the order of the day.

What value has your native language added to your well-being? It's just for fun Jor..

ayourbamie:
Sho Mo age mi Ni

na this one I just they hear now abeg who Bring that one

how this one go add to our bank account

sunnyeinstein:

Benin/Edo boys slang since time immemorial. Mtchew

Lol I know.
I think twas Erigga that brought that slang to limelight before Olamide sha.

Turkey nla (Something big)

It simply means hot wine

Harrynight:
I still don't knw of Dorobucci
Abeg educate mi

No wonder Yoruba mouth de tear.

Who is the originator of "sho mo age mi"

Jonzing has been a slang ever since. Even in the US sef. It means to be under the influence of some drug. Like tripping.