Category: General


Nigeria

Padi

Friend or buddy.
Example

Him be my padi from school.

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Ment

Short for mental; to be crazy.
Example

You dey ment?

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Waka

To walk or move; also an insulting hand gesture.
Example

I go waka reach there.

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Jare

An emphatic filler adding urgency or emphasis, like "please" or "just". From Yoruba.
Example

Come here jare!

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Kolo

Crazy or mentally unstable.
Example

This heat go make person kolo.

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Yarn

To talk, chat, or tell a story; sometimes to lie.
Example

Stop to yarn dust, talk true.

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Sharp sharp

Quickly; immediately; smart or streetwise.
Example

Do am sharp sharp before he come.

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Gbedu

Music, especially a hard-hitting danceable beat.
Example

Turn up the gbedu, make we dance.

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Hammer

To become suddenly rich or hit a big financial break.
Example

Since he hammer, he don change car.

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Belle

Stomach or belly; also pregnancy.
Example

Hunger dey tear my belle.

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