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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by mofy1(f): 5:22pm On Mar 01, 2017
Wawu

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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by jennifer22(f): 5:34pm On Mar 01, 2017
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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by miqos02(m): 5:52pm On Mar 01, 2017
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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Nobody: 5:54pm On Mar 01, 2017
ATENU..... EAT ANYHOW
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by mckazzy(m): 6:05pm On Mar 01, 2017
OP u try but u don gbagaun for #60. Omo wobe no be prostitute but street boiz.
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Mufasa27(m): 6:32pm On Mar 01, 2017
Gbeun si nobi atenu, that's the hottest slang in my hood right now lol cheesy

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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Ajsmart(m): 6:33pm On Mar 01, 2017
Thanks. I've been looking for info on how to update my slangs database cool
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by crispyvick(f): 6:36pm On Mar 01, 2017
so omo wobe nah prostitute rili.and olamide made us dance to those lyrics .
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by tellwisdom: 6:59pm On Mar 01, 2017
FTBOY:
good writeup, op...you're obviously a ghetto child, no need asking. here are a few:

toto - vagina
benji - prick
i wan lem - i want to eat
akwe - crook
pepper/okwuba - money
kala your mamu - take advantage of a victim/fool
sample/gbensh - fvck
snai - sleep or die
make i play you track - let me inform you
tanda - available/healthy
yawu yawu - fake
agru - ho'rny
i no piam - i won't run/duck
lanko/shayo - alcoholic drink
owu - poverty
akamu - sperm

E be like sey na yam u follow enter Lagos; cos all these things wey you write here no tally at all.
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by sweerychick(f): 7:27pm On Mar 01, 2017
folarinmiles:
Mala/mola - idiot
White/wazo - 50 naira
Badoo - badt boy
Jagaban - boss
Falila - bow legged lady
Scama - to watch out
buhari - ??

failure, hardship, expensive grin
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by 360command: 8:08pm On Mar 01, 2017
do you know Toto is owned by the Ga of Ghana.. we borrowed it and used it in our pidgin English.

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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by TrapHedges(m): 8:26pm On Mar 01, 2017
Why does panda mean fake
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by cyber5(m): 8:26pm On Mar 01, 2017
folarinmiles:
Mala/mola - idiot White/wazo - 50 naira Badoo - badt boy Jagaban - boss Falila - bow legged lady Scama - to watch out buhari - ??

Twale baba



Tiri gbosa for you
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by suremossty(m): 8:40pm On Mar 01, 2017
Mo Foo means I surrender
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Queentito(f): 9:16pm On Mar 01, 2017
unilagfreshest:
1. Akube- second hand‎
2. Amana- aircondition
3. Amebo- a gossip
4. Ashana- hooker
5.Baff- clothe
6. Bajinatu- gun
7. Bolo- fool‎
8. Bone- to ignore; to let go 
9. Buga- to brag, to walk with swag
10. Chairman - ‎a respected someone 
11. Chikala- fine girl
12. Choko,kpoli- Marijuana, cannabis 
13. Chop up- continue, proceed 
14. Chow- eat‎
15. Clap, kpai, murd- die.
16. Code- to hide, to be secretive 
17. Crib, domot- house 
18. Chyke - toast a girl ; convince 
19. Demo- pretend 
20. Denge- to brag‎
21. Drop voice - threaten
22. Ego- money ‎
23. Ejanla - Big personality ‎
24. Ele - lady ‎
25. Eshin- strong car, strong person ‎
26. Flex - enjoy
27. Free me- leave me alone ‎
28. Gbe si mi leti- give me information 
29. Gbege- problem ‎
30. Gbera - hurry up‎
31. Gbo rie- watch out 
32. Gock- to miss out 
33. Gombe- trouble ‎
34. Gragra- boast
35.Grej- food
36.Hammer - to hit hard/ rich‎
37. Iko - sense 
38. Jand- Uk‎
39. JJC- new arrival 
‎40. Jamisi- give me information 
41. Kabukabu- unlicensed taxi
42. Karishika - prostitute ‎
43. Kasala/ kwanta- trouble 
44. Kele - babe‎
45. Kishi- money
46. Kilon sele- what's happening ‎
47. Kolo/ kolomental - crazy
48. Ko soro- no discussion 
49. Koshi - go away ‎
50. Kpef- drunk
51. Lepa - slim person 
52. Maga - philanderer‎
53. Misyarn - to mis jive
54. Mugu/ mumu - fool
55.No shaking - no worries 
56. O kpeke- beautiful girl ‎
57. Omo - lady
58. Ode - fool‎
59. Olobe - fool
60.  Omo wobe - prostitute ‎
61. Orobo - fat
62. Oshara- new‎
63. Open eye- street wise‎
64. Oya - someone that is too forward h/ kangaroo 
65. Panda - fake‎
66. Paraga - local gin
67. Parole - fun
68. Razz - unrefined, uncultured ‎
69. Runz- illegitimate business 
70. Shayo- drunk‎
71. Scope - to fool someone 
72. Shisha- pipe smoking ‎
73. Shasha- new ‎
74. Shepe- local gin
75. Show- be available in person 
76. Sisi - older lady
77. Sort- pay
78. Tear eye- street wise
79. Tear rubber - new‎
80. Ti be- let I go / forget it
81. Tinini - call/ ring
82. Tokunbo - second hand 
83. Toosh- to be clean
84. Totorin - enjoy
85. Vamooz- runaway 
86. Wayo- fraud/ dupe
87. Which level? - what's happening 
88. Wosewobi - street girl ‎
89. Woz- slap‎
90. Yapa- plenty 
91. Yawa- big trouble
92.  Ajebo - born with a silver spoon
93.‎ Akata - foreign lady 
94. ITK - knows to much‎
95. Oversabi- knows too much 
96. Ghetto - under developed area.
97. Gbenu si- drink
98. Ebina - hungering 
99. Akuse- wretched 
100. Elenu- someone who brags while speaking


OTE - meaning someone else who dont know anything, na that slang Dem take steal my itel S31 for Lagos. O dun mi gann

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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Nobody: 9:20pm On Mar 01, 2017
op

Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by 360command: 9:36pm On Mar 01, 2017
booqee:
so how is this crap educative
it is very educative . some Africans study Nigeria.
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Lagban(m): 11:19pm On Mar 01, 2017
OP grew up in Mushin
unilagfreshest:
1. Akube- second hand‎
2. Amana- aircondition
3. Amebo- a gossip
4. Ashana- hooker
5.Baff- clothe
6. Bajinatu- gun
7. Bolo- fool‎
8. Bone- to ignore; to let go 
9. Buga- to brag, to walk with swag
10. Chairman - ‎a respected someone 
11. Chikala- fine girl
12. Choko,kpoli- Marijuana, cannabis 
13. Chop up- continue, proceed 
14. Chow- eat‎
15. Clap, kpai, murd- die.
16. Code- to hide, to be secretive 
17. Crib, domot- house 
18. Chyke - toast a girl ; convince 
19. Demo- pretend 
20. Denge- to brag‎
21. Drop voice - threaten
22. Ego- money ‎
23. Ejanla - Big personality ‎
24. Ele - lady ‎
25. Eshin- strong car, strong person ‎
26. Flex - enjoy
27. Free me- leave me alone ‎
28. Gbe si mi leti- give me information 
29. Gbege- problem ‎
30. Gbera - hurry up‎
31. Gbo rie- watch out 
32. Gock- to miss out 
33. Gombe- trouble ‎
34. Gragra- boast
35.Grej- food
36.Hammer - to hit hard/ rich‎
37. Iko - sense 
38. Jand- Uk‎
39. JJC- new arrival 
‎40. Jamisi- give me information 
41. Kabukabu- unlicensed taxi
42. Karishika - prostitute ‎
43. Kasala/ kwanta- trouble 
44. Kele - babe‎
45. Kishi- money
46. Kilon sele- what's happening ‎
47. Kolo/ kolomental - crazy
48. Ko soro- no discussion 
49. Koshi - go away ‎
50. Kpef- drunk
51. Lepa - slim person 
52. Maga - philanderer‎
53. Misyarn - to mis jive
54. Mugu/ mumu - fool
55.No shaking - no worries 
56. O kpeke- beautiful girl ‎
57. Omo - lady
58. Ode - fool‎
59. Olobe - fool
60.  Omo wobe - prostitute ‎
61. Orobo - fat
62. Oshara- new‎
63. Open eye- street wise‎
64. Oya - someone that is too forward h/ kangaroo 
65. Panda - fake‎
66. Paraga - local gin
67. Parole - fun
68. Razz - unrefined, uncultured ‎
69. Runz- illegitimate business 
70. Shayo- drunk‎
71. Scope - to fool someone 
72. Shisha- pipe smoking ‎
73. Shasha- new ‎
74. Shepe- local gin
75. Show- be available in person 
76. Sisi - older lady
77. Sort- pay
78. Tear eye- street wise
79. Tear rubber - new‎
80. Ti be- let I go / forget it
81. Tinini - call/ ring
82. Tokunbo - second hand 
83. Toosh- to be clean
84. Totorin - enjoy
85. Vamooz- runaway 
86. Wayo- fraud/ dupe
87. Which level? - what's happening 
88. Wosewobi - street girl ‎
89. Woz- slap‎
90. Yapa- plenty 
91. Yawa- big trouble
92.  Ajebo - born with a silver spoon
93.‎ Akata - foreign lady 
94. ITK - knows to much‎
95. Oversabi- knows too much 
96. Ghetto - under developed area.
97. Gbenu si- drink
98. Ebina - hungering 
99. Akuse- wretched 
100. Elenu- someone who brags while speaking

Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by timjonz: 1:06am On Mar 02, 2017
Ahua - soldier
Mumuni or ode - senseless person
Werey - crazy
Gbemu - gossiper
Olodo - illitrate or senseless
Badoo- correct guy
Kpako - poor man
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Korelek(m): 5:59am On Mar 02, 2017
Larrykaysail:
What is Figo? Is that not other slag for 50 naira
Figo = #500

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Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Nature8(m): 6:59am On Mar 02, 2017
Cool.. grin
Re: 100 Slangs You Should Know When You Are In LAGOS. by Niyinficient(m): 11:08am On Mar 02, 2017
Lolox - se.x, romance
Buff, wack - eat
grin

I deh wait d day una go open thread for Benin for here......una go hear am DAT day

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