Nigeria Slang Dictionary
Nigerian slang is the heartbeat of Africa's most populous nation - a fast-moving blend of Nigerian Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa that powers everyday conversation from Lagos to Abuja to Port Harcourt. It's the language of Afrobeats lyrics, Nollywood scripts, comedy skits and WhatsApp group chats. Words like abeg, wahala, japa and how far travel far beyond Nigeria's borders through music and social media. Below is a growing, community-built dictionary of Naija slang - and if a word you know is missing, you can add it.
Menshun
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Are you crazy? Questioning someone's sanity. Short for "mental".
Example
You dey ment? Why you go do that?
Hammer
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To become suddenly rich or hit a big financial break.
Example
Since he hammer, he don change car.
Gbedu
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Music, especially a hard-hitting danceable beat.
Example
Turn up the gbedu, make we dance.
Sharp sharp
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Quickly; immediately; smart or streetwise.
Example
Do am sharp sharp before he come.
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