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Glycosunde:

when u sleep wt a virgin and have sex wt her y den must it b called i disflowered her? Did u pluck any flower in her private parts after having sex wt her. If she was a virgin before then disvirgin is a more perfect term. English people can't b confusing us all d tym

It's more common to use "deflower" when speaking specifically about a woman (though men can be deflowered too)

darfay:
What I see here is nothing but inferiority complex.

First of language is dynamic and as such changes over time, you can't expect us to not be innovative with our official language regardless of wherever it came. Brazilians have their own Portuguese vocabulary as those Mexico, chile, Argentina which differs to some extent from colonial Portuguese and Spanish. So if they can why shouldn't we?

If it were new Americana slang, them know born the Brits not to include and recognize it in their dictionary but since it's us now

Bro... this topic is irrelevant to anyone who wants to remain in Nigeria and communicate with Nigerians for the rest of their lives. One of the biggest problems people face when they travel abroad is communication..... same English... ignore the accent.... the terms they use do not register. At the store....Sir... do you sell screentouch stuff?....... No we don't... never mind there is a whole aisle with touchscreen stuff. The world is becoming a global village.... we can choose to get with it....or be isolated.

@ topic.... not jargon..... different groups have their own jargon... e.g... if you are a certified mechanic... graduated from the ehmmm..... Royal Auto Mechanic University.... should you have an emergency and stop by a roadside mechanic.... you will hear them talking about engine parts that need changing that you know don't exist in your car.... and asking the apprentice to bring certain tools that you have no clue about... until you see it. That is their jargon.... Kazeems' jargon.
My word peeve today....chart instead of chat.
I was charting chatting with my neighbour's wife when her husband came home unexpectedly.

Enjoy

BattleFox:
Please kindly stop sending me trashy emails. I am not gay. I don't fvck men. I even see I am not the only one you are bothering

gimmehear:
10 grammatical jargon often used by Nigerians.



In Nigeria, people use a lot of grammatical jargon daily and most this jargon are/were/is believed to be correct when view in the English man’s way, but interestingly, most of this jargon often have no sensible meaning when searched for in the dictionary.

Below are some compiled words.

(1)Installmentally:

This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in instalments or by instalments.

(2)Plumpy:

Nigerians use “plumpy” when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is plump.

(3)Disvirgin:



This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use, however, is deflower, because “disvirgin” is not a word depicting that meaning.



(4)Crosscarpeting or cross-carpeting



This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are party switching, defection and crossing the floor and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”
Go-slow: The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it.

(5)A “go-slow,”

in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands. When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory or organization is at a go- slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are traffic jam, traffic congestion, gridlock, and (less technically) hold-up, not “go- slow.”



(6)Cunny

“Cunny” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. Over there, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s v**ina. The correct term to use is cunning (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”

(7)Opportuned

There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is opportune. The word opportune is an adjective; therefore it has no past tense. An adjective has no past tense. However, some verbs can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. These verbs are called participles and they do have past tenses. They are not pure adjectives. Examples of participles are fattened, amused, disgusted, mystified, overwhelmed, upset and bored. Be that as it may, opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle, therefore it has no past tense. Opportune means appropriate or well- timed.



(Alright

“Alright” is a misspelling of the term all right. All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable or suitable. To hardcore English language linguists, “alright” is not a word. However, its usage is gaining traction and it’s increasingly becoming acceptable. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary – which is considered the gold standard among American English speakers – has recently drawn a lot of criticisms for its permissiveness when it began indexing some otherwise colloquial and street language terms, including “alright.” Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it.



(9)Wake-keeping

“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of a few English speakers. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is wake and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.



(10)Screentouch: This bad grammatical expression gained currency in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with the influx of made-in-China stylus pen touchscreen not- so-smart phones in the mid 2000s. It was a novelty then; many in Nigeria had not seen it – or even thought such advanced technology was possible – before. So, they looked for a name to call it and “screentouch” came to mind, after all you just touch the screen and it starts working. In case you’ve still not figured it out yet, the correct thing to say is touchscreen and not “screentouch.

So there you have it, 10 English language “words” Nigerians love to use that are not found in the dictionary. Feel free to add yours;
https://www.gbetutv.com/10-grammatical-jargon-often-used-by-nigerians/

Lalasticlala

Interesting..

gimmehear:
10 grammatical jargon often used by Nigerians.



In Nigeria, people use a lot of grammatical jargon daily and most this jargon are/were/is believed to be correct when view in the English man’s way, but interestingly, most of this jargon often have no sensible meaning when searched for in the dictionary.

Below are some compiled words.

(1)Installmentally:

This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in instalments or by instalments.

(2)Plumpy:

Nigerians use “plumpy” when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is plump.

(3)Disvirgin:



This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use, however, is deflower, because “disvirgin” is not a word depicting that meaning.



(4)Crosscarpeting or cross-carpeting



This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are party switching, defection and crossing the floor and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”
Go-slow: The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it.

(5)A “go-slow,”

in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands. When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory or organization is at a go- slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are traffic jam, traffic congestion, gridlock, and (less technically) hold-up, not “go- slow.”



(6)Cunny

“Cunny” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. Over there, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s v**ina. The correct term to use is cunning (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”

(7)Opportuned

There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is opportune. The word opportune is an adjective; therefore it has no past tense. An adjective has no past tense. However, some verbs can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. These verbs are called participles and they do have past tenses. They are not pure adjectives. Examples of participles are fattened, amused, disgusted, mystified, overwhelmed, upset and bored. Be that as it may, opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle, therefore it has no past tense. Opportune means appropriate or well- timed.



(Alright

“Alright” is a misspelling of the term all right. All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable or suitable. To hardcore English language linguists, “alright” is not a word. However, its usage is gaining traction and it’s increasingly becoming acceptable. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary – which is considered the gold standard among American English speakers – has recently drawn a lot of criticisms for its permissiveness when it began indexing some otherwise colloquial and street language terms, including “alright.” Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it.



(9)Wake-keeping

“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of a few English speakers. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is wake and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.



(10)Screentouch: This bad grammatical expression gained currency in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with the influx of made-in-China stylus pen touchscreen not- so-smart phones in the mid 2000s. It was a novelty then; many in Nigeria had not seen it – or even thought such advanced technology was possible – before. So, they looked for a name to call it and “screentouch” came to mind, after all you just touch the screen and it starts working. In case you’ve still not figured it out yet, the correct thing to say is touchscreen and not “screentouch.

So there you have it, 10 English language “words” Nigerians love to use that are not found in the dictionary. Feel free to add yours;
https://www.gbetutv.com/10-grammatical-jargon-often-used-by-nigerians/

Lalasticlala

nice one, do update us whenever you can

We don't speak British or American English anymore, Nigerians speak Nigerian English, so those words are correct in Nigerian English

English and it grammatical expressions has been over stressed for years. the truth is that English has types according to culture, race or geographical location, that's why we have America English, Australia English and many more. lot of words in the English dictionary today are borrowed from other languages. please Op educate yourself more on this English can be rearrange to suit the understanding of a group of people.

darfay:
What I see here is nothing but inferiority complex.

First of language is dynamic and as such changes over time, you can't expect us to not be innovative with our official language regardless of wherever it came. Brazilians have their own Portuguese vocabulary as those Mexico, chile, Argentina which differs to some extent from colonial Portuguese and Spanish. So if they can why shouldn't we?

If it were new Americana slang, them know born the Brits not to include and recognize it in their dictionary but since it's us now

Too much sense.. This is something we should promote. Let's love and appreciate our way of life.. It's the best for us.

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chuksville:
OP you forgot to add

Short knicker = Short OR Knicker

Indigene = indigenous

Night Virgil = Virgil

Barbing salon = Barbershop

Running Nose = Runny Nose

Traveling bag = Travel Bag OR Travellers Bag

Borrow Me = Lend Me

Crack Your Brain = Rack Your Brain

Lacking Behind = Lagging Behind

Exercise Patient = Be Patient

Uplifting = Uplift

Complimentary Card = Contact Card OR Business Card

Luxurious Bus = Luxury Bus

Air-Conditioner = Air-Condition

Plate Number = Number Plate

Insultive = Insulting

Mannerless = ill-mannered

Over-speeding = Speeding

And Many More............

You must be a Liverpool fan....you spelled Vigil wrong.

He is not a patriot. If he was he won't be referring to Buhari in such derogatory terms like "Daddy Buhari, "Dear Buhari, etc. True patriots refer to Buhari in befitting terms like "Prophet Buhari", "Anebi Buhari", "God Buhari", etc

Ahmed0336:
That man you just quoted is patriot.

2RUTHHURTS:
The one wey dey vex me pass Na "PENALITY" instead of Penalty

Which one is "PENALITY" bayi tori olohun?

chuksville:
Please indicate the wrong ones, I'm learning also

Indigenous is the obsolete form of indigene; The word Uplift is also very correct.

FromZeroToHero:
You forgot to add the most popular one "Let me come and be going"

He's talking about words in the dictionary bro.. not sentence...

Saintbusco1:
May I ask if this is plagiarism or piracy?

Whichever way... it still serve its intended purpose
Thanks

as in ehn...I'd seen a similar thread on this platform sometimes ago

chuksville:
OP you forgot to add

Short knicker = Short OR Knicker

Indigene = indigenous

Night Virgil = Virgil

Barbing salon = Barbershop

Running Nose = Runny Nose

Traveling bag = Travel Bag OR Travellers Bag

Borrow Me = Lend Me

Crack Your Brain = Rack Your Brain

Lacking Behind = Lagging Behind

Exercise Patient = Be Patient

Uplifting = Uplift

Complimentary Card = Contact Card OR Business Card

Luxurious Bus = Luxury Bus

Air-Conditioner = Air-Condition

Plate Number = Number Plate

Insultive = Insulting

Mannerless = ill-mannered

Over-speeding = Speeding

And Many More............

These are helpful, but I disagree with you on "borrow me". It is actually correct, it's in the dictionary.
borrow and lend have the same meaning, so how is it incorrect to say " borrow me?"

In case of incasity

gimmehear:
10 grammatical jargon often used by Nigerians.



In Nigeria, people use a lot of grammatical jargon daily and most this jargon are/were/is believed to be correct when view in the English man’s way, but interestingly, most of this jargon often have no sensible meaning when searched for in the dictionary.

Below are some compiled words.

(1)Installmentally:

This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in instalments or by instalments.

(2)Plumpy:

Nigerians use “plumpy” when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is plump.

(3)Disvirgin:



This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use, however, is deflower, because “disvirgin” is not a word depicting that meaning.



(4)Crosscarpeting or cross-carpeting



This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are party switching, defection and crossing the floor and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”
Go-slow: The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it.

(5)A “go-slow,”

in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands. When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory or organization is at a go- slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are traffic jam, traffic congestion, gridlock, and (less technically) hold-up, not “go- slow.”



(6)Cunny

“Cunny” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. Over there, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s v**ina. The correct term to use is cunning (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”

(7)Opportuned

There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is opportune. The word opportune is an adjective; therefore it has no past tense. An adjective has no past tense. However, some verbs can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence. These verbs are called participles and they do have past tenses. They are not pure adjectives. Examples of participles are fattened, amused, disgusted, mystified, overwhelmed, upset and bored. Be that as it may, opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle, therefore it has no past tense. Opportune means appropriate or well- timed.



(Alright

“Alright” is a misspelling of the term all right. All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable or suitable. To hardcore English language linguists, “alright” is not a word. However, its usage is gaining traction and it’s increasingly becoming acceptable. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary – which is considered the gold standard among American English speakers – has recently drawn a lot of criticisms for its permissiveness when it began indexing some otherwise colloquial and street language terms, including “alright.” Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it.



(9)Wake-keeping

“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of a few English speakers. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is wake and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.



(10)Screentouch: This bad grammatical expression gained currency in Nigeria and neighbouring West African countries with the influx of made-in-China stylus pen touchscreen not- so-smart phones in the mid 2000s. It was a novelty then; many in Nigeria had not seen it – or even thought such advanced technology was possible – before. So, they looked for a name to call it and “screentouch” came to mind, after all you just touch the screen and it starts working. In case you’ve still not figured it out yet, the correct thing to say is touchscreen and not “screentouch.

So there you have it, 10 English language “words” Nigerians love to use that are not found in the dictionary. Feel free to add yours;
https://www.gbetutv.com/10-grammatical-jargon-often-used-by-nigerians/

Lalasticlala

tjfulloption:
I was OPPORTUNED to be a 30 minutes boss over our driver MAQLATUNJI when We were driving home from the bank where our boss SEUN OSEWA sent us on errand to deposit some Moines in his bank account. GO SLOW-SLOW I said to him as I spot this beautiful PLUMPY lady walking by. I'm on my way to a friend's WAKE-KEEPING of her late dad she replied when asked where she was going. As a fast guy I brought out my blackberry porch SCREENTOUCH PHONE I bought on INSTALMENTALLY term from a LALASTICLALA to collect her mobile number. SHARP-SHARP we drop her at the venue as I told her I will give her a call. Bros! You are very CUNNY O, you are claiming to be the car owner abi? ALRIGHT I go tell Oga, the driver JOKENLY tells me. This babe ASWEAR na me go DISVIRGIN HER if she no dey to do CROSS-CARPETING.

Everything you wrote is correctly correct... who E EPP?

Op, apply for IELTS to test your English prowess!!!

Las Las, we are all learning

Thanks

midnighter:
It's more common to use "deflower" when speaking specifically about a woman (though men can be deflowered too)

How do you 'deflower' a man??

No Hymen na.. No sealed opening!!!

Girls are flowers !!

Deflower sound like a misnomer tho!!

wayne22:
You must be a Liverpool fan....you spelled Vigil wrong.

. Thanks bro

eni4real:
How do you 'deflower' a man??

No Hymen na.. No sealed opening!!!

Girls are flowers !!

Deflower sound like a misnomer tho!!

Yes, but you can still deflower a guy.

Just that in literature, "virgin" is synonymous with "maiden" so any young woman was the same thing as a "virgin" when "virgin" can refer to either a man or woman

OP you should first of all understand what jargon is, then ask to know if it is applicable in this context. Onye nkuzi Eliza.

midnighter:
Yes, but you can still deflower a guy.

Just that in literature, "virgin" is synonymous with "maiden" so any young woman was the same thing as a "virgin" when "virgin" can refer to either a man or woman

Virginity is synonymous with Hymen...

Men has no hymen..
Sexually inactive guys have wet dreams a lot or may be masturbate, can we say such guys are still virgin...??

Jargon != Blunder

Please mind how you use these terms.

eni4real:
Virginity is synonymous with Hymen...

Men has no hymen..
Sexually inactive guys have wet dreams a lot or may be masturbate, can we say such guys are still virgin...??

I dont understand you... a virgin is someone who has not had sex before. But society places more emphasis on female virginity than male.

What has masturbation got to do with this?

eni4real:
Virginity is synonymous with Hymen...

Men has no hymen..
Sexually inactive guys have wet dreams a lot or may be masturbate, can we say such guys are still virgin...??

don't be ignorant. If you haven't had sex with another person, you are a virgin.

The hymen is just popular physical proof (for the average simple-minded human) of female virginity. Its presence does not prove that the bearer hasn't had anal sex (for example).

midnighter:
I dont understand you... a virgin is someone who has not had sex before. But society places more emphasis on female virginity than male.

What has masturbation got to do with this?

A male virgin does not exist!!!
No Hymen, no virginity..

Nothing suggests male virginity as hymen does In ladies!!

eni4real:
A male virgin does not exist!!!
No Hymen, no virginity..

Nothing suggests male virginity as hymen does In ladies!!

So what is a man who has never had sex before called

iSoar:
don't be ignorant. If you haven't had sex with another person, you are a virgin.

The hymen is just popular physical proof (for the average simple-minded human) of female virginity. Its presence does not prove that the bearer hasn't had anal sex (for example).

Anal sex, MouthAction are alternative route of sexual intercourse... If the lady still has her hymen intact, she is a Virgin!!

Though she is corrupt

But there is nothing to suggest virginity in Men..

Have you not heard of Virgin Mary?? I have never heard of Virgin John!!!
Or Virgin John Thomas