Nigeria Slang Dictionary
Nigerian slang is the heartbeat of Africa's most populous nation - a fast-moving blend of Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa that powers everyday conversation from Lagos to Abuja to Port Harcourt. It's the language of Afrobeats lyrics, Nollywood scripts, comedy skits and WhatsApp group chats. Words like abeg, wahala, japa and how far travel far beyond Nigeria's borders through music and social media. Below is a growing, community-built dictionary of Naija slang - and if a word you know is missing, you can add it.
Pozi for here. Meaning wait for (me) here.
Pozi make dem no loss you. Stand at alert so that you're not pickpocketed
Make we comot (Let us go out)
Comot from dia ( leave)
Comot! (Get out!)
Your wife is suspecting us, I don't want wahala.
Extreemly stingy.
He eats once a day to save money." He wan do tight- yansh".