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Slang
Interpretation
Example
Contributor
abow / 'a bow for you
Used when a person does something outrageous, or really stupid
you put the the palmy for microwave? 'a bow for you, Oo!
dadaddyman
After 1
girl who has had a child
omo wetin dey happen with that your after 1 neighbor?
Fox
Akata
Derogative term used to refer to African Americans and historically african peoples who were taken off the continent during the slave-trade period
  dadaddyman
Bad guy Somebody
a girl/guy with impressive style and ability.
  dadaddyman
bang
sex
  Fox
bele
stomach
  naijajams
Belus
Malice or envy
  dadaddyman
bia bia
unintelligent person, one often made a fool of
  dadaddyman
blast
sex
  tunski
bobo
a young man, a man who acts young
  dadaddyman
bomboy
a young man or an unknown young man
  dadaddyman
bulala
sex
  Fox
cane
sex
  Fox
card
cash
men all i get na five card
eyar~a
chook/tap
sex
  naijajams
comb
sex
omo I gats to comb that chick o
Fox
conk
a blow to the head, usually with the lower knuckles of a fist
  dadaddyman
Egunje
A payment made to tyrannical individuals. The payments are usually demanded despite the lack of legal precedent for such demands
  dadaddyman
enter
sex
my guy I dey tell u say I enter that babe twice last night
Fox
Find ur square root
get lost
  nkyim
fire
sex
  Fox
flenjour
enjoyment
  dadaddyman
Garium Sulphate(GaSO4)
Garri
  tunski
Gbensh
sex
  tunski
Gorimakpa
one lacking hair on the head, shaven head
  dadaddyman
gra gra/grags
unnecessarily forceful/bravery while fighting
  dadaddyman
Grabis
Macho, muscular guy....or girl
Ol' buoy, look tunski grabis!
dadaddyman
hammer
sex
  Fox
home boys kola
kulikuli - a Peanut butter roll
  bjmatix
Jazz
juju, black magic, voodoo, natural arts, witchery
  dadaddyman
ju-man/ju-lord/ juu
A guy who is young agewise, or is immature (see. lacks common/street sense)
  dadaddyman
kishi
cash
  eyar~a
Kolo
mad
oh boy that guy don kolo o, c how hin they chase that babe like say 2mrw no dey
GQbabe
Kpako Flakes
Cabin Biscuit soaked in Milk
  tunski
kwe kwe
lacking lustre, not original, not impressive
  dadaddyman
las maye/ las man
unreliable guy
  dadaddyman
lebe
sex
  Fox
mess
fart
this place dey smell o who don mess 4 hia now now?
GQbabe
nak
sex
  Fox
ode
unintelligent person, one often made a fool of
  dadaddyman
oga patapata
boss' boss/top boss
  GQbabe
Okada/SuperForce
Motorcycles used for public transport. Probably the cause of 50% of accidents in Naija.
  tunski
Okpata/Okpaks
Nonsense
Ol' Boy you jus' dey yarn Okpaks left and right
tunski
Ol' bubbidoo
It's an expression of surprise or bewilderment!
  dadaddyman
pepe rest
a state of comfort due to an abundance of wealth
See di oga lexus... look im bele... look im house... e be like say pepe don rest finish
naijajams
personal person
Good friend, or right hand man/woman
  dadaddyman
ro po po
a porgy or fat person
  dadaddyman
seeking pesh
kissing ass, sucking-up
  dadaddyman
sharp-sharp
slick / hustlerish manner can also mean quick
abeg make u come wit..we jus go do am sharp sharp
nativeson
shine kongi
sex
  Fox
Shine shine bobo
one of high esteem. Apparently, one who is adept at beer consumption (?)
  dadaddyman
shine ur eye
dnt be a mugu/be smart
  GQbabe
shombolo
a well-placed blow to the back with an open palm
  dadaddyman
skronyon/scrobo/bele huu
girl with a long list of conquests
  dadaddyman
soakies
garri in water wif sugar n milk
  GQbabe
Solo
Beans
  tunski
strafe
sex
  Fox
strafinsky
A Guy notorious for his promiscuous ways
  dadaddyman
tear-pant
a slap to the buttocks with the back of an opened palm. The motion is from up to down (with the impact placed on the curve of the down-ward motion)
  dadaddyman
Tia am Slap
Used to regulate
(tayo)the useless guy pour water for my face. (kehinde) na lie, you no Tia am Slap
eyar~a
to funky
Use Danfo/Molue (public transportation)
  tunski
to slap
Walk ... usually a long distance
  tunski
wack
eat
men i dey go wack my soakies o
GQbabe
wadada
cash
  eyar~a
wetin dey
what's going on! how are you doing! wuzzup
  dadaddyman
wipe
sex
  Fox
wire
sex
  Fox
yansh
ass
That girl has a big yansh
NaijaQueen06
yansh
sex
note that in this case yansh is used as a verb, recall that in the noun form yansh means ass
Fox

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