What are those everyday Nigerian slangs that you hear and want to relate to but can’t? While we may speak slangs for the sake of fun and easy communication, slangs are much more important than that. They play a huge role in preserving cultures and the authenticity of a person. Insight spice Nigerian slangs dictionary is an ensemble of daily Nigerian slangs and the trendiest words on the street to give you a sense of belonging in the Nigerian society.
if you don’t want to get lost when you see people rapping Nigerian slangs, this Nigerian slangs dictionary is for you. Help yourself to the following most popular Nigerian slangs;
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Insight Spice Nigerian Slangs Dictionary
Sapa
Meaning: To be broke
Ex: Na small e remain make sapa catch me
Breakfast
Meaning: To be heartbroken
Ex: Femi is crying because his girlfriend served him breakfast
Yawa
Meaning: Problem
Ex: No yawa nah, we are together
Billing
Meaning: Unnecessary expenses from third parties
Ex: I don commot my hand for anything wey go attract billings
Calcu/ 1+1
Meaning: To think hard
Ex: Omooo before I make any move me I dey 1+1/calcu everything oooo, make sapa no go follow me drag bread
Jogor
Meaning: To be high…
Ex: I don jogor
Dirty
Ex: My eyes don dirty
To be high
Loud
Meaning: Something makes sense
Omooo bro this ur lappy loud gan ooo
Crash
Meaning: To sleep
Ex: I’m tired, I just want to crash
Rough
Meaning: To manage something
Ex: No matter bro I go rough am.
Spark
Meaning: To be very nice
Ex: Omooo bro this your lappy spark
Oporr
Meaning: A term to hail someone for having something in abundance.
Ex: Oporr fun Wariisii
Ode
Meaning 1: A fool. Synonym: Mumu, see number15.
Ex: Chinedu na ode
Meaning 2: A pet name lovers or crushes call each other.
Ex: Ode, how are you
Iffa hear
Meaning: A term used to portray disbelief. It literally translates “if I hear”
Ex: person 1: I just bought a benz
person 2: Iffa hear
Mumu
Meaning: A fool. Synonym: Ode, See number 13.
Ex: You be mumu
Freshest
Meaning: Someone who is beautiful or handsome
Ex: Taiwo is the freshest of them all
Wasere
Meaning: A word used to praise or appreciate someone after a benevolent act. Literally means “you will prosper”
Ex: Thanks bro, wasere
Fall hand
Meaning: To disappoint
Ex: Bro, you fall my hand
Wahala
Meaning: Big problem. Plural: Wahalaux/ Wahaleaux
Ex: Your friend is giving me wahala
G/ Gee
Meaning: Tight friend. Plural: Gees
Ex: You are my gee
Thanks G
Getat
Meaning: Please leave me. Often used to avoid stress.
Ex: If you no getat, I will deck (check number 22) you
Deck
Meaning: To land someone a deafening slap.
Ex: Don’t let me deck you please
Las las
Meaning: Eventually.
Ex: We will be fine las las
Agba
Meaning: A big boss. Mostly used by sycophants to hail a rich person or to tease people.
Ex: You be agba now, show me love
Kala
Meaning: To be stingy
Ex: That guy kala
Comrade
Meaning: A honorable or stranger that relates to your cruise (check number 27).
Ex: You are a fellow comrade
Cruise
Meaning: To have fun, majorly by fooling around or teasing people.
Ex: It is all cruise my guy
Whine
Meaning: To tease someone
Ex: I am just whining you to catch cruise
No cap
Meaning: No lies/ Facts/ Pure truth. Often used to show accordance with a statement or idea.
Ex: No cap in what the lady said
No vex
Meaning: Do not be angry. Used to pacify an angry person
Ex: Abeg, no vex bro, na mistake
Moneybag
Meaning: A rich person
Ex: That girl has become a moneybag since she started dating the Yahoo boy
Yahoo boy
Meaning: A guy involved in cybercrime.
Ex: Do I look like a yahoo boy to you
Gbemi trabaye
Meaning: To transition to a higher level. Also means ginger me or get me high.
Ex: Olamide gbemi trabaye with his newest hit.
Jaiye lo
Meaning: To enjoy one’s life.
Ex: Jaiye lo Tobi, you earned it
Yoruba demon
Meaning: A handsome man who is good with his words and knows how to attract women but ends up serving them breakfast.
Ex: Femi is the name of a popular Yoruba demon
Weyrey
Meaning: A mad person
Ex: That guy na weyrey
Street
Meaning: Ghetto neighbourhood
Ex: Bro, I’m from the stee*ts
Yahoo
Meaning: Cybercrime
Ex: I want to go into yahoo bro, I’m tired of my financial situation
Abeg
Meaning: Please
Ex: Abeg forgive her
Sinzu
Meaning: A rich person. A name to praise a rich person
Ex: Shola is now a Sinzu o
Juju/jazz
Meaning: A fetish or charm
Ex: Tope used juju/jazz on her boyfriend
Urgent 2k
Meaning: Emergency funds often demanded during hard times
Ex: I am tired of them reaching out to me only when they need urgent 2k
Beef
Meaning: Keeping malice with someone. A form of hatred or jealousy towards someone
Ex: Why are you beefing me bro?
Momcy
Meaning: Common substitute used to say mother
Ex: I would ask momcy if can make it there
Popcy
Meaning: Common substitute used to say father
Ex: Popcy gave me his old car
Sef
Meaning: Also/ Too/ As well
Ex: Buy one bottle for me sef
Wetin
Meaning: What
Ex: Wetin you want?
Paste/ send aza
Meaning: Account number
Ex: Can I paste my aza?
Olodo
Meaning: Someone who is intellectually dull
Ex: He was an olodo back then in school
Grab
Meaning: To undersand
Ex: Don’t worry bro, I grab you
51:Idan
Meaning: A common word among yahoo boys to display thier cyber prowess. it could as mean to be rich
Ex: I collect her bank details, emi idan
52. Spending
Meaning: Someone that spends lavishly. it is a common word used to praise yahoo boys
Ex: Too much money… Spending
53. God Abeg
Meaning: To plead to God
Ex: God abeg run am for me
54. Otilor
Meaning: It is gone
Ex: That guy don high, otilor
55. O ti Zeh
Meaning: It has clicked or worked out
Ex: The contract don Zeh.. O ti zeh
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