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.
It can sometimes also mean sex
You no want this kpekus?
The prices of staple foods such as rice, beans and garri have increased astronomically.
To 'Japa' means to abort, run, avoid, terminate, retreat or remove yourself from a situation, if used in a sentence.
I wan japa go South Africa next year.
My sister, cut soap for me na this New year!
This man is an upright man (ovwata ) righteousness
Let's tier and loss the land.
It's a misery words used and also some part ritual of the initiation of the ancient ancestors used for the generations to trace thier way back home
Ubi asha in Urhobo language means white hair (Gray hair)