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Babawilly's Dictionary of
Pidgin English Words and Phrases.
G
Gaining calories: Couple in tight embrace. Also-Gaining electrons.
Gallop: Pot holes in road.
Garium Sulphate: Garri. [pseudo chemical composition of Gari]
Garri: Dried cassava flour.
Garuwa: Aluminium container for fetching water. Garuwa is used as a metaphor for private business e.g. everybodi carry im Garuwa meaning mind your own business.
Gather: 1. Own a lot of an item 2. Hoarde.3. To be muscular e.g. See how the man gather. You no bow? 4. Beat up. e.g. See as e gather di man.
Gauge: Bellyful.
Gbagam: Loud clapper of bells.
Gbagbati: Excessive display.
Gbagbe!: Dismissive. Means Forget that one!.
Gbaladun: Enjoyment.
Gbana: Marijuana. See Igbo.
Gba summer: Enjoy.
Gba winter: 1. Suffer 2. Loneliness
Gbanjo: Cheap market sale.
Gbedu: 1. Rhythmic Afro beat sound 2. Loud sound system.
Gbegiri soup: Yoruba soup made from ground beans, red capsicum, onions, tomatoes and palm oil. Served with Amala, Pounded Yam or Eko.
Gbomogbomo: Child snatcher usually for fetish.
Gbosa: Loud explosion.
Gboyen: Fine girl.
Gen: Electricity generator. Also Standby Gen and Plant.
Gen-gen: 1. Exciting 2. On the edge.
Gerrout: Get out of here.
Geisha: Brand of sardines in tomato sauce.
Get: 1. To have or own e.g. I get shirt like dat. 2. To understand e.g. I don get wetin you dey yarn.
Get as e bi: There's something odd about it.
Get belle: Get pregnant. See Pregnapoline.
Get bodi: Overweight.
Get gist: Important information to tell e.g. I get gist for you.
Get head: 1. Sensible 2. Genuine e.g that deal no get head at all
Get mouth: 1 Talkative 2 Acid tongue. 3 Gift of the garb.
Get road: 1. Right of way while driving e.g. Na mi get road but e come shunt me. 2. Delusions of grandeur e.g. See poor man dey waka as if na im get road.
Get sense: Intelligence e.g. So you think say na you get sense pass?
Gettaway you: Get out.
Ghana must go: Large woven red or blue plastic carrier bag which was used by Ghanaians when they fled Nigeria during a mass deportation exercise.
Giam: Give it to him or her.
Giddying: Kissing.
Gidi: Lagos. Also Las Gidi.
Gif: Give.
Gi mi: Give it to me.
Giraffe: Examination malpractice were the neck is stretched to spy neighbour's work.
Girls follow me: Hair cut with horizontal parting on back of head.
Gism: GSM phone.
Gist: 1. conversation 2. Idle chat
Give chance: 1. Excuse me! 2. Get lost!
Give dem finish: Big entrance.
Give raps: See Spin.
Go: 1. Will 2. Indicating intent. (In present tense) e.g. I go beat you O!
Go come: See you when you get back.
Go come no dey: No dilly dally.
Go here go there: 1. Indecisive. 2. Neither here nor there.
Gonosheen: Gonorrhoea.
Go slow: Traffic jam
God forbid: God will not allow that to happen.
God forbid bad thing: God will not allow that to happen. Also God forbid.
Gorimapka: Derived from name of soap character with clean- head. Clean shaven head. See Moro-moro.
Got gist: Hear through the grapevine. Also Gotten gist and Them say.
Grab: Muscular.
Grabeez: Big muscles.
Gra-gra: 1. Commotion 2. Hustle 3. Overactive 4. Aggressive
Gree-gree: See Gra-gra.
Gree: Agree.
Gree yua own: 1. Takes a fancy to you e.g. di bobo gree yua own o! 2. Agree with you.
Ground no level: I don’t have enough money.
Gulder: Brand of Nigerian beer.
Guud: Good.
Guguru: Pop corn.
Guy: Man about town.
Guy name: Trendy nickname.
Guy way: Acting cool.
Gwaince: To eat.
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