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Nigerian Word |
Continuous Meaning |
ENGLISH NIGERIAN |
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O. |
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O di kwa egwu! |
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incredible! |
oak-tree |
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tree with strong wood, often used for canoes. {Panda oleosa Pierre PANDACEAE} |
oba |
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{Yoruba} Other status titles are commonly used in the appropriate part of the country: amanyanabo {Eastern Ijo} etc. |
Obeche |
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trade-name for the tree Triplochiton schleroxylon |
obioma |
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mobile tailor who mends clothes. |
obj |
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OBJ-Olusengu Obasanjo, Nigerian Army general and former President of Nigeria. |
o-b-o |
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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 |
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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 |
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use to describe traveling abroad. espcially Canada where all the amenities are readily available |
obon owo |
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an elderly person |
Obong |
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Traditional ruler of Efik/Ibibio peoples {Efik/Ibibio} |
obstacle |
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meat |
obstacle |
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meat |
obstacle |
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meat in food |
ode |
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fool |
oduimitete |
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men who delight in fornicating with very very young girls. |
off |
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to turn off, to switch off off the light! |
off head |
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something you know without referring to a book, by heart; I know this off head 'off the top of my head' |
office pin |
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pin. |
officer |
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Policeman or member of some law enforcement body |
offsprings |
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offspring; My offsprings are many |
ofor |
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Ofor is the south street slang for phones. |
often and often |
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very often |
Oga |
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Boss; Master; term of respect often used partly ironically. How now, Oga? {Yoruba } |
oga ade |
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this means mister man Gentle man Guy'' |
ogbanje |
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child that continually reincarnates and dies to torment the parents - Igbo = repeater = abiku {Yoruba} |
ogbánje |
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reincarnated birth |
ogbanje |
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Word for witch or evil spirit. |
ogbene |
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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 |
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'MR' in Yoruba |
ogbongeh |
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something amazing |
ogling |
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qualifies a noun; girls parading their flesh in front of ogling men |
ogogoro |
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locally brewed gin |
ogogoro |
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locally-distilled alcohol {Yoruba} |
ogogoro |
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schnaps; also schnapps; shot |
oh boy |
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Man or friend |
oho |
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What do I hear? {Hausa} |
ojongo |
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big mug used in drinking beer or tombo {palm wine} |
ojoro |
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to cheat, usually by manipulating the outcome of a certain event. |
ojuju |
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masquerades |
OK |
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okrika {fairly used items like cloths, shoes, bags etc...} |
okada |
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motor-bike taxi; motor cycle; the okadas are many; Okada, a former airline with a somewhat unfortunate safety record; also see machine |
okoman |
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father |
okoro |
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also okoroman; an Igbo person. |
okoro |
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an Igbo man |
okpe |
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Fool |
okpeke |
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name for a lustful; flirty girl; A pert girl; A wanton girl |
okpo |
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a female who sleeps with men for cash. They are usually seen on roadsides mainly at night. |
okpokoro |
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dried, salted cod, imported from Scandinavia, now an expensive delicacy; also stockfish |
okrika |
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second hand or used clothing |
okrika wake up |
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a market that sells used items {e.g clothing, shoes etc...} |
okriks |
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okrika {fairly used cloths, shoes, bags, etc...} |
old mama youngie |
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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 |
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daddy |
oldwoman |
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mummy |
ole |
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a thief; armed robber |
olingo |
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aextreme enjoyment; partying; having a good time. |
olodo |
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dunce |
olodo |
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a very dull person |
olokpa |
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police officer |
oloshi |
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criminal |
olosho |
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a standard cunny Prostitute. |
oluwole |
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fake items especially documents |
omila |
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armed robber. |
omo |
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a man or a buddy. |
Omo |
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any soap powder. Omo is now discontinued in Europe but those with longer memories will know that it washes whiter |
omo |
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Nigeria most popular brand of detergent. Now used to refer to all forms and brand of detergents |
omo igbo |
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a word of Yoruba origin meaning Ibos or Ibo people |
omo nna |
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used by yoruba people to refer to igbo people. See omo igbo |
omoge |
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slang used to any Fine/Pretty/Cute Girl/Lady/Woman... 'Female'. |
omoh |
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pronoun word for this or that you referring to someone or something |
on |
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to turn on, to switch on; on the light! They onn’ed the generator. |
on |
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replaces 'in' in nominal phrases e.g. dealer on as in; He is a dealer on electrical goods the default preposition in |
on |
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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 |
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describes being admitted to hospital; I am on admission |
on break |
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describes taking a break; We are on break |
on fire |
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to be cooking; the food is on fire ≠ 'burning' |
on seat |
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the expression to be on seat. is to be present in the office; He is on seat |
on transfer |
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either being or already transferred; My brother is on transfer |
one kyne |
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an unusual, usually not lovely, feeling,attitude or manner |
one yarsh |
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a seat {in a bus} |
one yarsh |
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one more chance {for a passenger} |
one-one |
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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 |
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a way of saying on - describing when an event will happen. |
onye oshi |
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thief |
oo |
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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 |
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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 |
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nonsense |
opata |
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nonsense |
opeke |
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sweet chicks |
open eye |
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street wise |
openlenge |
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a very lean or slim person |
operate |
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to operate on, be operated on they will operate him tomorrow |
opio |
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prostitute |
opportune to |
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to have the opportunity to; He was not opportune to go to Jos He didn't have a chance to go to Jos |
opulopulo |
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an albino. usually considered derogatory |
organizer |
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a host or creator of a party 2. Someone who is know for helping people out |
original |
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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 |
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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 |
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original; authenthic; genuine; non-fake; real mccoy {NOT Aba Made} |
orishi-rishi |
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extra things added to spice up a meal |
orkrika |
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fairly used clothes or second handed clothes |
orobo |
someone who is fat |
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orobo |
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a big or fat person |
orobo |
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a fat person |
orobo coke/fanta/pepsi |
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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 |
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orobo, fat person |
oshelengen |
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to show off; {Also see Shakara} |
oshere |
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a girl |
osomaalo |
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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 |
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an enemy or hater; {yoruba} |
other |
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as in Standard English but used with reference to both entities being discussed. |
other time |
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the some time ago, on the last occasion when.. He said he met you the other time, and.. |
otondo |
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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 |
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fetish {see juju} |
outing {ceremony} |
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ceremony after the funeral when the family puts on bright clothes and goes to church together. |
outrightly |
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completely; They outrightly objected to it |
ovasabi |
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to boast or act with excess know-how or skill; Knowing too much |
over do |
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excessively do something |
over joyed |
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being very happy or joyous |
overflood |
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to flood, to burst banks, to gush out the river is overflooding. |
overhurling |
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overhauling common error in signboards |
overload |
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an excess number of passengers or goods carried by a vehicle {e.g. The lorry has bad tyres, yet it is carrying overload} |
oversabi |
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used to describe a know-it-all or his behaviour |
overspeed |
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to go too fast Do not overspeed! |
overzee |
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over ambitious |
owu |
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a state in which you are flat broke |
oya |
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lets get it on or its on |
oya na |
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let's go; It's Time. |
oye |
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aircondition or cool environment or cool air |
oyibo - white folks |
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oyibo |
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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 |
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black foreigners or native foreigners |
oyibo; oye-eboe |
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white people; a white or westernised people or you are not Nigerian or a black person with lighter skin |
oyo |
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on Your Own |
oyoyo |
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good times; Jollification; Welcoming someone coming from a journey |
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