J Letter Words for Nigerian English
to Nigerian Translation

Nigerian

Word

Continuous Meaning

ENGLISH

NIGERIAN

 J.

 j j c

  codename for palm wine mostly used in southern Nigeria

 J.A.M.B.

  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.

  Joint Admission and Matriculation Examination

 J.J.C

  Jonny Just Come; a stranger in a place or someone that is new to something

 ja

  run

 jaa

  to leave; especially when it happens in a short period of time

 jab

  work

 jack

  study seriously for an exam

 jack

  study/read

 jaga jaga

  confusable

 jaga jaga

  scattered; out of place

 jaga-jaga

  haphazard

 jagbajantis

  nonsense

 jaguda

  crook; fraudulent person

 jairation

  to enjoy; party or have fun

 jam

  collide, motor accident

 jam

  to collide, to bump against, to hit the motor jammed me the car ran into me. He jammed her he bumped into her

 JAMB

  pronounced jam Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board; University entrance exam; I want to do jam.

 jambite

  somebody that just got admitted into university.

 jambites

  freshmen in varsity

 jambo

  weed; marijuana; cannabis

 jan

  overseas; abroad

 jand

  the united kingdom {UK}

 jangilova

  swings in a playground

 jangolova

  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

  market in Lagos; fake products

 jara

  adding extra; a tip or bonus; Mostly in edible goods but can extend to money

 jazz

  nonsense; trick

 jb

  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

  easy; gentle; polite; upstanding indivigual

 jejeli

  doing things gently; politely

 jelorsi

  jealousy

 jerry-curl

  hairdressing style {American English}

 jesus

  He's the son of God

 jette

  a prison yard

 jip; jiip

  jeep; any type of Sport Utility Vehicle. {regardless of make or model}

 jive

  car

 JJC

  {Jonny just come} a novice

 jjc

  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

  new comer; novice

 jo

  the is the yoruba word for please

 jobb

  to dupe; trick

 jogodo

  the act of smoking ganja or Indian Hemp

 johnthomas

  another name for penis

 join

  to get on board transport; Where will you join taxi?

 joint

  a public house where alcholic drings are sold and consumed. a local pub; a bar; a cafe.

 joke

  to have a formalised joking relationship with; We Tarok joke with the Chamba people

 jolimenters

  people that like to enjoy life

 jollof

  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

  rice cooked with tomatoes and spices, served with chunks of meat at parties; jollof = Wolof as the dish is purportedly from senegal

 jonesing

  to act stupidly or under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

 jonz

  it refers to been broke

 jonze

  to be confused to be unserious

 jor; joo

  please; usually used in a rude way

 jorr

  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

  the capital city of Plateau state in central Nigeria. Jos

 jubilate

  to rejoice Because of the Buna festival, people were jubilating

 juju

  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

  Yoruba urban music type. just sitting down

 jump up

  trouser or shorts that are to small for the wearer