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Nigerian Word |
Continuous Meaning |
ENGLISH NIGERIAN |
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j j c |
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codename for palm wine mostly used in southern Nigeria |
J.A.M.B. |
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which stands for Joint Admission and Matriculation Board a national Board that standardizes and administers admission examinations to all Nigerian public universities and polytechnics |
J.A.M.E. |
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Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination |
J.J.C |
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Jonny Just Come; a stranger in a place or someone that is new to something |
ja |
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run |
jaa |
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to leave; especially when it happens in a short period of time |
jab |
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work |
jack |
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study seriously for an exam |
jack |
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study/read |
jaga jaga |
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confusable |
jaga jaga |
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scattered; out of place |
jaga-jaga |
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haphazard |
jagbajantis |
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nonsense |
jaguda |
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crook; fraudulent person |
jairation |
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to enjoy; party or have fun |
jam |
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collide, motor accident |
jam |
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to collide, to bump against, to hit the motor jammed me the car ran into me. He jammed her he bumped into her |
JAMB |
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pronounced jam Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; University entrance exam; I want to do jam. |
jambite |
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somebody that just got admitted into university. |
jambites |
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freshmen in varsity |
jambo |
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weed; marijuana; cannabis |
jan |
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overseas; abroad |
jand |
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the united kingdom {UK} |
jangilova |
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swings in a playground |
jangolova |
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swing; a metal post mounted on the ground with two ropes used to hold a flat platform in form of a sit that carries an object or a person which allow one to move in an oscillating manner {e.g. Peter dey fall from jangolova} |
jankara |
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market in Lagos; fake products |
jara |
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adding extra; a tip or bonus; Mostly in edible goods but can extend to money |
jazz |
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nonsense; trick |
jb |
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a person who is not very smart and who often gets caught in illegal acts; {in football} a person who cannot play well {e.g. young man, are you jb? You no fit do anything right} |
jeje |
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easy; gentle; polite; upstanding indivigual |
jejeli |
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doing things gently; politely |
jelorsi |
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jealousy |
jerry-curl |
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hairdressing style {American English} |
jesus |
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He's the son of God |
jette |
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a prison yard |
jip; jiip |
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jeep; any type of Sport Utility Vehicle. {regardless of make or model} |
jive |
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car |
JJC |
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{Jonny just come} a novice |
jjc |
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slang meaning Johhny just come. Used to describe someone that is new or novice to a place or situation {e.g. Haba Musa, you never wash cloth before? you're behaving like JJC} |
jjd |
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new comer; novice |
jo |
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the is the yoruba word for please |
jobb |
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to dupe; trick |
jogodo |
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the act of smoking ganja or Indian Hemp |
johnthomas |
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another name for penis |
join |
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to get on board transport; Where will you join taxi? |
joint |
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a public house where alcholic drings are sold and consumed. a local pub; a bar; a cafe. |
joke |
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to have a formalised joking relationship with; We Tarok joke with the Chamba people |
jolimenters |
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people that like to enjoy life |
jollof |
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jollof rice. this is a popular way of preparing rice, with tomato paste, crayfish, pepper, salt, and other ingredients all cooked together, giving the rice a slightly red look after preparation |
jollof rice |
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rice cooked with tomatoes and spices, served with chunks of meat at parties; jollof = Wolof as the dish is purportedly from senegal |
jonesing |
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to act stupidly or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. |
jonz |
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it refers to been broke |
jonze |
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to be confused to be unserious |
jor; joo |
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please; usually used in a rude way |
jorr |
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please; said in a way that is meant to offend someone; most people say it when someone diss another person. It also refers to the impossible as in the popular song by jahbless jor oh {e.g. I beg...jorr..., remove your eyes on this indomie} |
j-town |
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the capital city of Plateau state in central Nigeria. Jos |
jubilate |
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to rejoice Because of the Buna festival, people were jubilating |
juju |
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black magic; the use of evil powers to accomplish something ; anything to do with traditional religion he has practised juju on her he has put a spell on her. It is a juju it is to do with traditional religion. |
juju |
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Yoruba urban music type. just sitting down |
jump up |
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trouser or shorts that are to small for the wearer |
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