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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

MelesZenawi:
You read the reason I bolded that section.
You quite more intelligent than Nigerian police force

haha

UjuJoan2:
Maybe you treated her badly while you were courting, because you thought she was desperate to hook you. And you were some kind of 'prize'. A wise woman will tolerate your shit just to ensure she doesn't lose all the years she wasted with you, and then once the deal is sealed, it's payback time.

Don't assume every man is passing through the same thing.

If you don't lay a good foundation, your marriage will suffer.

UjuJoan2:
Maybe you treated her badly while you were courting, because you thought she was desperate to hook you. And you were some kind of 'prize'. A wise woman will tolerate your shit just to ensure she doesn't lose all the years she wasted with you, and then once the deal is sealed, it's payback time.

Don't assume every man is passing through the same thing.

If you don't lay a good foundation, your marriage will suffer.

machine gun fire, back to back hahahah truth teller like no other, gbosa for you, the gods have commented.

MzTunechi:
No picture? How do they expect us to identify him

MzTunechi:
No picture? How do they expect us to identify him

the youths of that community are now endangered species if bouty dey na to catch any way go give them after beating upandan he will agree to be Italian.

MelesZenawi:
“ The Rivers State Police Command has declared Justice Amadi Alias Italian and his gang members wanted . He hails from Omueke Isiokpo in the Ikwerre LGA of the state .
“ Justice Amadi alias Italian is a notorious armed robber and leader of a cult group whose gang is responsible for all the criminal activities in Ikwerre and its environs . He is dark in complexion, 5 . 6 ft tall , in his mid 20 s , speaks Ikwerre and English languages fluently . ”


Case closed, they should look for him and arrest him.

MelesZenawi:
“ The Rivers State Police Command has declared Justice Amadi Alias Italian and his gang members wanted . He hails from Omueke Isiokpo in the Ikwerre LGA of the state .
“ Justice Amadi alias Italian is a notorious armed robber and leader of a cult group whose gang is responsible for all the criminal activities in Ikwerre and its environs . He is dark in complexion, 5 . 6 ft tall , in his mid 20 s , speaks Ikwerre and English languages fluently . ”


Case closed, they should look for him and arrest him.

that description will end up getting the whole youths arrested and tagged Italians some can even be referred to as Brazilian if care is not taken to all the youths of that community just know if you match that description you're either Italian or Italian, no two ways about it lol.

oz4real83:
This is why other civilised countries are always scared and skeptical about sharing intel with Nigeria. We put everything in the news and scuttle investigations. I expected Efcc to have been carrying out discrete investigations on suspected individuals even without any petition or public knowledge. Prosecution will start after gathering enough evidence. America investigates even the Potus without his knowledge.

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I can remember how confused I was back then from wanting to be a pastor to a pilot to a doctor ...wait no I hate the sight of blood so definitely anything medicine was not in my agenda funny enough I come from a family of medical doctors literally all my bigger bros are in medicine but me black ship lol just wanted to be a writer and an artist, family called me crazy and so I went for science and for four years I couldn't get admission into any of the medicine line, it hated me as much as I did.

days from now I will be a fully fledged grad student of computer Science with aims of studying 3D animation where I can accomplish my dreams as an artist, a writer and a computer scientist, haha sense nor go kill me.

they wanted me to hold syringe when all I want was a pen or a pencil lol if passion leads, do not be afraid of been misled.

justtoodark:
thunda fire ram....
if i catch this guy the slaps he go receive ehn....

don't b3 a religion extremist, chill and enjoy life.

PoliticalWitch:
Before anyone blames government, blame the guy for deciding to join a cult when he could have just stayed free of cults and done something meaningful with his life.

Why join a cult which brings you no benefit, other than Damocles being on your case for no good reason....

we have blamed the guy like you said can we kindly now blame our government

Americanboy35:
Do they celebrate Halloween in Nigeria too?

no they simply celebrating a trend.

ThinkWISELY:
It’s funny when Afrikan man calls his ancestral Spirituality evil but celebrates Halloween just because it's western

well welcome to the 21st century if only this people actually study a bit of history they would know what Halloween was really about back then.

AsoC:
Banished.. Tf. What century are we in


Let's Build website for your firm/company/business/store... No advance payment.

it may interest you to know there are countries who still banish their citizens , it has a fancy name it's called denationalisation .

man cries out lol you sure say no be tears of joy for pepper soup things?

Mrceejay:
Please pardon my grammatical and typo errors, I am sharing this to encourage job seekers on this forum, I served in Kogi State, Lokoja to be precise at Dangote cement Plc, Obajana Batch A 2018 and finished in March 2019.

I already planned to spend two months at home with my family before setting out to hustle immediately after my POP which I actually did. On completion of the two months rest, I planned my journey to the north with a business plan and some amount of money but unfortunately I couldn’t proceed with the journey for some reasons and I was already tired of staying at home so I travelled to Ogun State to say hi to a younger cousin who was already working there.

We went to church on my first Sunday with him and he was showing me this big organization and I was like whao…

On Monday I just tried to google search the organization, lo and behold the school has a website, checked their website and saw a 2018 job advert for a media person I just dropped my cv and wrote a short cover letter about being an embedded systems engineer and can do robotics and automation stuffs, and I received a mail which reads ”when can you come in?” I resumed in less than 2 weeks and I’m already 4months into the job , no exam, no serious interview except that I had to do a little exhibition of my skill and my co-workers were like who brought you here, how did you get this job and all.

The bottom line is I got a job for an unadvertised position in that organization majorly because of the skill I have. Yours is coming soon

you have not only succeeded in encouraging but also inspire me in ways you can't imagine, thanks for dropping this, I won't forget it in a hurry.

marvin905:
I understand your points ..
buh let me highlight something for you..
whether we like it or not both marriages are not on equal ground one out weigh the other..
let me put this to you..
you can do a traditional marriage without doing White in our society and in the eyes of God and man you are married buh you can't do a Christian marriage without a traditional no church will wed you ..if you know of a church that will do that please say..
and let me tell you this most people that seek white wedding isn't because of religious beliefs from my own observation..
as for me I couldn't careless about white wedding but if my future says she wants it and financial capable I will give it to her

no argument from my side, well said bruh

Chigold101:
Brother she told you this you went to pay the bride's price. So I don't see why you are acting surprised.
Again wisdom should have told you to fix the wedding immediately after or even during the traditional wedding.
In Igbo land it is allowed for the couple to do church wedding in the morning and use the traditional wedding ceremony as the reception that is after you might have paid the bride's price the day before.
I won't blame the girl because a friend of mine was totally destroyed emotionally and psychologically and she never really recovered from the shock until she died few years after. A man claimed to love her and she was head over heals in love. The man paid the bride's price, did every other thing that is traditionally required, but finally abandoned the girl two years after and got married to another lady. He said my friend was an ogbanje.
I have another girl who is like a daughter to me, pressure of life pushed her into early marriage that never lasted for 3 months with a baby to nurse plus a broken heart and almost a broken life. The man can as usual did all the traditional rites put her in the family way. Came up with all manner of stories and left her.
I don't blame this lady, respect her christian faith and church doctrine.
I didn't touch my wife until after our wedding night.. But I did everything within two months. I wanted to do everything withing a month but because the Bishop who would wed us have other engagements, it now took me 2 months and 2 weeks.

Don't break your marriage because of sex. It is too early for that. Don't make the lady detest sex forever. Don't make her see sex as only a man's need.
Give her space. Fix the wedding date and wed then joyfully enter into the world of sex with your wife. Don't give her reasons to doubt your love for her. Women are looking for tender care, understanding and practical love.

DON"T BREAK YOUR HOME NOW... IT IS TOO EARLY TO HAVE MARRIAGE PROBLEM

well said ,well said.

NoToPile:
God bless you.

whoever that gave that opinion has said everything I wish I could say. my hats off to s/he , honestly that's all truth.

Lufthansa:
Why lie to him she is a virgin when not one. If he goes ahead with the wedding and later comes to find out the lady cajoled him. He has every right to opt-out of the marriage. Be sincere of your virginity status. If a man will marry you, he will irrespective of that. Why tell lies!

Besides, how sure you those you claimed became baby-mama after their wedding never once claimed same as the sis in question and only for the husbands to sex them and story changes. They begin stories like they lost their virginity to sport e.t.c

OP can go ahead but once he finds out it is a scam. I beg opt-out fast!!!!!!

to be sincere, I really don't see virginity as a standard for a good wife nor a happy or successful marriage , it's really nothing to me, virginity like my mom told me is just a gift amongst many other you share with the one you chose to be with.

marvin905:
yes

thanks for indulging may I ask if you celebrate Christmas?

because if you do according to some Christian doctrines you are partaking in an occultic festival or something of that nature fact is Jesus wasn't born in December and there was a certain festival in honor of some deity and all that which to some sense have some proof

listen I am not much of a religious person even though I respect each and every religion the thing is Christianity has survived this far by adapting customs and traditions , yes a white wedding is a white man's thing as well as Christianity but we accepted it because it provided standards by which we felt were morally right and socially acceptable in the eyes of the world.

I get your point in my family, traditional wedding is the wedding too but that doesn't make the significance of the white wedding at less sort after.

much respect to you and your opinion.

marvin905:
please show me where in the Bible that says white wedding is the real wedding..
you do know that white wedding is also a traditional wedding to White's ..
do you still know we have different races and culture's so if Asians Indians africans don't conform to another race way of life
then they are not right In the sight of God

listen may I ask if you are a Christian just play with me o. this one and answer my question what I may tell you next depends on your answer, let's talk, I like your views

obidark:
am i lying....??
i nyansh any woman on the first date....
when you agree to know me,why shouldnt we nyansh....!!??

i dont force any of them....never tried....

listen man like I said I got no issue to resolve or try and make a point out of my opinion for you , if it works for you am sure it's okay and fine they're saying one man's food is Another's poison so we all good bruh.

Nnemuka:
Who knows what he wants to do
Trap her with Traditional whatever, impregnate her, then claim she isn't a virgin, and dump her.

Men do it alot here
They come after you, begging you to get pregnant and before you turn left they wont be in sight anymore.
ndi uchu ......
These women that you tagged baby mamas actually started this way...

Bia Op, only thunder will fire u if you dont fo ahead and fix the white wedding
virgin gbuo gi there

lollz haha seriously I be dey reason say na pregnancy trap lol the guy wan use too but I doubt it just a bit.

lolz I just don't see why suspending the white wedding is the obvious right call for him to make

obidark:
chai....stvpid....
when women ar hot at you,they will nyansh you anywhere,anyday....

some men are very stvpid....

hahahah well come to the 21st century where ignorance, stupidity and overall foolishness are celebrated.

continue your life bruh, I have no qualms with you.

marvin905:
who own white wedding is it God or the British

you do know even the whites most of em don't go to churches to Wed and yes it's still termed a white wedding.

the idea of white wedding for a Christian is the legal bounding of a man and a woman before the altar of God by a priest or a pastor in a view you can say this is a religious white wedding .

oladiran2:
Is traditional wedding not wedding or because it's traditional in front of the wedding and not church?

what you are not seeing was the decision this two matured individuals made before the start of this, for me that's a very important ritual for any relationship, listen bruh I have done 2 and 8months without sex , if you can't respect the decision of a lady you claim to love then what's the love you talk about even more where is the trust that you built that love upon.

Nnemuka:
mumu men ;
yall deserve the kind of ladies you get
I bet you heard virgin, and u rushed her and probably single handedly provided everything she needs as a man.

see naa, coochie you no come get
Truth is, she's a spiritual person and a born again
fix your wedding, if after wedding, what is served is not what u ordered.for then u can complain.

For now, finish what u started
You agreed to no sex, so keep it like that.

what I don't understand is was he not planning to do the white wedding at all I Mean if you have done the traditional rites already what really keeps him from doing the rest and to think he is postponing the said white wedding and getting the family involved in this, I don't know how people dey act shall.

edunaragold:
Bro its means na she go dey control u now,if i were u never have that sex again till she cry and beg u.when she is not a Virginia,yeye.

well-done prophet habacock

Akseph:
Don't put the wedding on hold, please. Think of these:
1. Remember you agreed not to have sex until the night of your wedding. Be a man of your word. Your wife will also trust you if you can hold. But why do really want to have sex before marriage?
2. If she is truly a born again Christian, please respect her own opinion. Sex before marriage is not it at all. You can hardly find such woman nowadays. Remember i say if she is truly a born again. hope you are also born again?
3. You should be a man that can control your emotion. Please work on it.
4. No matter the issue discuss with her and you people should agree. It is called marriage and not slavery. Even when you are married she still retain her right as human being.
5. If you know you cannot cope with her in the same house. Let her find somewhere to stay. maybe your church member, family members, female friend. Please don't follow some of the advice you have here. Only those who have a shoe on, knows how it pinches.

to be real I am just irritated by how the op is going about it but I am not angry at him, I am a guy and we'll I know I can't be in such awkward position shall but I think your advice would serve him alot.

obidark:
no man has a right over a womans body....its their property....its either they give it wilfuly or you have no rights....

obidark:
no man has a right over a womans body....its their property....its either they give it wilfuly or you have no rights....

very true, imagine the self imposed right op has given to himself , this is how some husbands rape their wives without knowing, because you have done the traditional rites her body has now automatically turned your property like damn and you say you love her?
where is the respect for each other and all that love crap the Op posted about.

men, some people though.

obidark:
no man has a right over a womans body....its their property....its either they give it wilfuly or you have no rights....

very true, imagine the self imposed right op has given to himself , this is how some husbands rape their wives without knowing, because you have done the traditional rites her body has now automatically turned your property like damn and you say you love her?
where is the respect for each other and all that love crap the Op posted about.

men, some people though.

kunleweb:
So you call normal relations as being fanatical. That's why your kinds do multiple abortions and yet get dumped. Yeye

kunleweb:
So you call normal relations as being fanatical. That's why your kinds do multiple abortions and yet get dumped. Yeye

calm down lollz, calm down.