O Letter Words for Nigerian English
to Nigerian Translation

Nigerian

Word

Continuous Meaning

ENGLISH

NIGERIAN

 O.

 O di kwa egwu!

  incredible!

 oak-tree

  tree with strong wood, often used for canoes. {Panda oleosa Pierre PANDACEAE}

 oba

  {Yoruba} Other status titles are commonly used in the appropriate part of the country: amanyanabo {Eastern Ijo} etc.

 Obeche

  trade-name for the tree Triplochiton schleroxylon

 obioma

  mobile tailor who mends clothes.

 obj

  OBJ-Olusengu Obasanjo, Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria.

 o-b-o

  an abbreviation for Omo Baba Olowo which means 'a rich man's son' {PRONOUNCED: Or-moh bahbah o-low-woh}; This abbreviation was coined by Davido in his 'Dami duro' song

 obo le wu

  used to describe a male person always after anything in skirt... juvenile, young, old, fine, ugly, sexy, unsexy {e.g. Hmmm... that boy na obo le wu o! He can't take eyes off woman pant!}

 obodo matress

  use to describe traveling abroad. espcially Canada where all the amenities are readily available

 obon owo

  an elderly person

 Obong

  Traditional ruler of Efik/Ibibio peoples {Efik/Ibibio}

 obstacle

  meat

 obstacle

  meat

 obstacle

  meat in food

 ode

  fool

 oduimitete

  men who delight in fornicating with very very young girls.

 off

  to turn off, to switch off off the light!

 off head

  something you know without referring to a book, by heart; I know this off head 'off the top of my head'

 office pin

  pin.

 officer

  Policeman or member of some law enforcement body

 offsprings

  offspring; My offsprings are many

 ofor

  Ofor is the south street slang for phones.

 often and often

  very often

 Oga

 Boss; Master; term of respect often used partly ironically. How now, Oga? {Yoruba }

 oga ade

  this means mister man Gentle man Guy''

 ogbanje

  child that continually reincarnates and dies to torment the parents - Igbo = repeater = abiku {Yoruba}

 ogbánje

  reincarnated birth

 ogbanje

  Word for witch or evil spirit.

 ogbene

  a kind of fabric sack used by Market women for safe keeping of their sales proceeds which they usually tied around their waist {e.g. Madam, you no get Ogbene?, them don thief my Ogbene ooo)

 ogbeni

  'MR' in Yoruba

 ogbongeh

  something amazing

 ogling

  qualifies a noun; girls parading their flesh in front of ogling men

 ogogoro

  locally brewed gin

 ogogoro

  locally-distilled alcohol {Yoruba}

 ogogoro

  schnaps; also schnapps; shot

 oh boy

  Man or friend

 oho

  What do I hear? {Hausa}

 ojongo

  big mug used in drinking beer or tombo {palm wine}

 ojoro

  to cheat, usually by manipulating the outcome of a certain event.

 ojuju

  masquerades

 OK

  okrika {fairly used items like cloths, shoes, bags etc...}

 okada

  motor-bike taxi; motor cycle; the okadas are many; Okada, a former airline with a somewhat unfortunate safety record; also see machine

 okoman

  father

 okoro

  also okoroman; an Igbo person.

 okoro

  an Igbo man

 okpe

  Fool

 okpeke

  name for a lustful; flirty girl; A pert girl; A wanton girl

 okpo

  a female who sleeps with men for cash. They are usually seen on roadsides mainly at night.

 okpokoro

  dried, salted cod, imported from Scandinavia, now an expensive delicacy; also stockfish

 okrika

  second hand or used clothing

 okrika wake up

  a market that sells used items {e.g clothing, shoes etc...}

 okriks

  okrika {fairly used cloths, shoes, bags, etc...}

 old mama youngie

  older women who dress much younger than their ages. women who try to appear young by using too much make-up or wearing skimpy clothes {e.g. see this old mama youngie, her body don wrinkle}

 oldman

  daddy

 oldwoman

  mummy

 ole

  a thief; armed robber

 olingo

  aextreme enjoyment; partying; having a good time.

 olodo

  dunce

 olodo

  a very dull person

 olokpa

  police officer

 oloshi

  criminal

 olosho

  a standard cunny Prostitute.

 oluwole

  fake items especially documents

 omila

  armed robber.

 omo

  a man or a buddy.

 Omo

  any soap powder. Omo is now discontinued in Europe but those with longer memories will know that it washes whiter

 omo

  Nigeria most popular brand of detergent. Now used to refer to all forms and brand of detergents

 omo igbo

  a word of Yoruba origin meaning Ibos or Ibo people

 omo nna

  used by yoruba people to refer to igbo people. See omo igbo

 omoge

  slang used to any Fine/Pretty/Cute Girl/Lady/Woman... 'Female'.

 omoh

  pronoun word for this or that you referring to someone or something

 on

  to turn on, to switch on; on the light! They onn’ed the generator.

 on

  replaces 'in' in nominal phrases e.g. dealer on as in; He is a dealer on electrical goods the default preposition in

 on

  to have on if road safety stops you, you must be on seat belt i.e you must be wearing your seat-belt

 on admission

  describes being admitted to hospital; I am on admission

 on break

  describes taking a break; We are on break

 on fire

  to be cooking; the food is on fire ≠ 'burning'

 on seat

  the expression to be on seat. is to be present in the office; He is on seat

 on transfer

  either being or already transferred; My brother is on transfer

 one kyne

  an unusual, usually not lovely, feeling,attitude or manner

 one yarsh

  a seat {in a bus}

 one yarsh

  one more chance {for a passenger}

 one-one

  one-by-one, singly he gave out the oranges one-one. Make two-two copies; can be applied to any number, two-two, three-three etc.

 ontop of

  a way of saying on - describing when an event will happen.

 onye oshi

  thief

 oo

  tag placed at the end of sentences, to soften the statement or give it slight emphasis; I think I would do it, oo! Go register now, oo {PVC permanent voters card; ID Card poster}

 ooo

  tag placed at the beginning of sentences, following the assertion of a previous speaker indicating negative consequences; They promised to pay on Tuesday. Ooo! Last month they were a week late

 opaks; okpata

  nonsense

 opata

  nonsense

 opeke

  sweet chicks

 open eye

  street wise

 openlenge

  a very lean or slim person

 operate

  to operate on, be operated on they will operate him tomorrow

 opio

  prostitute

 opportune to

  to have the opportunity to; He was not opportune to go to Jos He didn't have a chance to go to Jos

 opulopulo

  an albino. usually considered derogatory

 organizer

  a host or creator of a party 2. Someone who is know for helping people out

 original

  authentic original one not a fake {applied to anything manufactured: motor parts, electrical appliances etc.}; original village man really coming from the village {but implying down-to-earth, not citified}

 origo; orijo

  an original CD, usually an audio CD. This one has a complete booklet, and does not have any random writings on it. Usually more expensive than PIRE cds {e.g. My man, Hook me up with that origo beyonce cd. I wan look through the booklet well well}

 orijo

  original; authenthic; genuine; non-fake; real mccoy {NOT Aba Made}

 orishi-rishi

  extra things added to spice up a meal

 orkrika

  fairly used clothes or second handed clothes

 orobo

  someone who is fat

 orobo

  a big or fat person

 orobo

  a fat person

 orobo coke/fanta/pepsi

  50cl or 1 liter bottles of coca cola, fanta, pepsi or other soft drinks; Anything bigger than the original 35cl bottles {e.g. madam, give me 1 orobo fanta}

 orosby

  orobo, fat person

 oshelengen

  to show off; {Also see Shakara}

 oshere

  a girl

 osomaalo

  originally a name for an Ijesa Yoruba trade association but now a general term of an Ijesa person Osomaalos made money, built houses but they can't pool resources

 ota

  an enemy or hater; {yoruba}

 other

  as in Standard English but used with reference to both entities being discussed.

 other time

  the some time ago, on the last occasion when.. He said he met you the other time, and..

 otondo

  a youth corpers especially the fresh ones still in camp. Could also refer to a sluggish person {e.g. why you wear cap like otondo?}

 otumokpo

  fetish {see juju}

 outing {ceremony}

  ceremony after the funeral when the family puts on bright clothes and goes to church together.

 outrightly

  completely; They outrightly objected to it

 ovasabi

  to boast or act with excess know-how or skill; Knowing too much

 over do

  excessively do something

 over joyed

  being very happy or joyous

 overflood

  to flood, to burst banks, to gush out the river is overflooding.

 overhurling

  overhauling common error in signboards

 overload

  an excess number of passengers or goods carried by a vehicle {e.g. The lorry has bad tyres, yet it is carrying overload}

 oversabi

  used to describe a know-it-all or his behaviour

 overspeed

  to go too fast Do not overspeed!

 overzee

  over ambitious

 owu

  a state in which you are flat broke

 oya

  lets get it on or its on

 oya na

  let's go; It's Time.

 oye

  aircondition or cool environment or cool air

 oyibo - white folks

 oyibo

  white man; oyibos get money; white people are rich Oyibo! is shouted at foreigners in central and southwest Nigeria; Since the civil war it has largely replaced older terms such as bekee and onye ocha in eastern Nigeria

 oyibo ojii

  black foreigners or native foreigners

 oyibo; oye-eboe

  white people; a white or westernised people or you are not Nigerian or a black person with lighter skin

 oyo

  on Your Own

 oyoyo

  good times; Jollification; Welcoming someone coming from a journey