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Slang |
Translation |
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After One |
Girl with one child prior to marriage
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Agidi |
Stubborn
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Aristo
(shortened from Aristocrat) |
Married men that like juve |
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Bang |
Depending on context, fail or sleep with the opposite sex |
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Bakassi |
Girls behind (bum/butt) |
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Blend |
Join a confraternity
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Bone face |
to snub somebody
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Bounce |
to walk in a stylish way in order to get noticed
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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To browse on the street |
to look for girls/boys e.g Omo I wan go browse
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Brush |
Beat |
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Butty
also: ajebota |
Spolied / Pampered Child
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Cable |
Leak a secret |
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Cane |
Sleep with a girl |
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Chips |
Small papers where as much as can be written, is taken to the exam halls to cheat. The smaller the better (microchips) |
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Cassava Flakes |
Garri, compared with Corn Flakes
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Church Members |
Fellow Cultist e.g Fryo na my church member
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Confra |
Confraternity |
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Cow Bell |
Large Boobs |
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Double silver |
used by cultist to denote a gun
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Fashi |
Forget
(Submitted by Tolu Akinbo) |
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FFF |
Friend for food |
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FFO |
For food only |
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Giddy |
Smooch |
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Government Child
(Omo-Ijoba) |
A Corper (NYSC)/A Mad Man |
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Joneser |
Failure |
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Jack Robinson |
Rubbish
(Submitted by Tolu Akinbo) |
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Juve
(shortened from juvenile) |
Young ladies |
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Kawa |
(I am going) - Leave |
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Kolo |
Mad |
|
Kposh
also: fa gbo, blaze |
Smoke Weed
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Landlord |
First person to move into a dorm room
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Lem |
Eat
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Lepa Shandy |
Slim/Skinny girl |
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Logo |
used especially by cultist for what's up with you e.g wetin be your logo
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
|
Mara |
Mad |
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MFT |
1. Man from town
2. Mugun from town |
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Mugun |
Fool |
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Muke |
Girls |
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NFA |
No future ambition |
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No Ja face |
Ignore/Pretend not to recognise |
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Omoge |
Fine/Pretty Girl
(Submitted by Adeola Akinyemi. Tottenham College, UK) |
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Opata |
Nonsense
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Orobo |
Girl with big ass or fat girl
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Osomo |
name given to a lady's man or a Master toaster
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Owu dey blow |
Broke / No Money |
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Pepper No Rest |
No Money
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Public Toilet |
a prostitute
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Razz |
Rough Guys/Touts |
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Scrobe/Screb |
Loose Girl |
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Show Level |
Prove Big/Ego |
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Smallie |
Girlfriend or Girl
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Soji |
Street Smart
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Tush |
A refined person |
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Wetin Dey? |
Wuz up?
(submitted by Maryanne Arienmughare) |
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Which Level? |
What's Up?
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Yab |
Abuse |
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You dey yarn opaks |
You are talking nonsense
(Submitted by veeeyesee) |
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Tap |
Impressive, Good e.g He is a Tapping boy or This beer taps
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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Zap |
Remove, Cut out, Leave
(submitted by Bob Nwachukwu - Ex-Unilag) |
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