Greeting to a King or mighty one
Example

Oviedo oo

Greetings to my king

French Ovotu Abraham • 09 May 2025
Okpo is a person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment
Example

I want go carry Okpo

French Ovotu Abraham • 08 April 2025

Faa

"'Faa' is a borrowed word used for emphasis, originating from Hausa. It is often used at the end of expressions by Yoruba speakers with a Hausa background or origin. This phenomenon is particularly common among Yoruba people in Ilorin and Kogi.
Example

MΓ‘a na faa= I will beat you.

Muritala • 25 February 2025

ode

dunse untrained
Example

that boy is an ode

Zack Grealish • 23 February 2025

To stand and be at alert or wait.
Example

Pozi for here. Meaning wait for (me) here.



Pozi make dem no loss you. Stand at alert so that you're not pickpocketed

Abioye • 07 December 2024
Chop rice is a Nigerian slang term that means β€œeat rice”.
Example

Ehhhhh. Chop rice, chop rice, chop rice.

Adeola • 25 November 2024

Prostitute, escort
Example

"That girl na olosho." Meaning "That girl is a prostitute"

Admin • 19 November 2024
Yawa is a slang for problem or trouble.
Example

"That girl na yawa" meaning That is trouble.

Admin • 19 November 2024

Comot is a Nigerian pidgin term that means 'go', 'leave', or 'get out!'
Example

Make we comot (Let us go out)

Comot from dia ( leave)

Comot! (Get out!)

Adeola • 31 May 2024
Wahala is a Nigerian slang term that means trouble.
Example

Your wife is suspecting us, I don't want wahala.

Adeola • 31 May 2024


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