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