Sunday, 20 September 2015

12 Slangs Nigerian Music Has Taught Us

This photo post is a memes collection of some widely used slangs originated by some top a-list acts in our Nigerian music industry today that have gone on to form a major part of our conversational vocabulary especially in vernacular communication.

Enjoy watching, and do well to comment any other popular slangs culled from Nigerian music that you might have knowledge of.
Baddo
Baddo
Slang credit: Olamide
Baddo would be the term used to connote the act of lauding someone’s reputation at a particular art, one who is especially willed at the doing of it.
Jonzing world
Jonze
Slang credit: D’Prince
Jonzing can otherwise be related to an excessive feeling of one’s self.
Fi le!
Fi le… Don Touch It!
Slang credit: D’Banj
This is synonymous especially to broadcasting stations when they require you to stay tuned and not touch that dial.
Awon smellos
Smellos
Slang credit: Olamide
As at the time when “frosh” was the in-thing for n*ggaz, smellos became the exact opposite in response.
No Shaking
No Shaking
Slang credit: 2face IdibiaThis term expresses one’s state of being/a temporary state of affairs.
Alobam
Alobam
Slang credit: Phyno
Alobam would be an alternative term for addressing ‘your brother from another mother’ aka ur padi. This is especially common to the South Eastern folk.
Shoro niyen
Shoro Niyen
Slang credit: OlamideIf you must express astonishment at somekin yarnsshoro niyen is the perfect reply to such.
De koko
Koko
Slang credit: D’Banj
Saying the koko is like intensifying one’s expression on a subject matter.
Notin de happen
Notin De Happen
Slang credit: 2face IdibiaThis ascertains a state of chill.
wassuputunu
Wassuputunu
Slang credit: Lynxxx
Wassup has become a generally accepted style of greeting, popular with the youthful folk. It is also a basic conversational starter.
No long tin
No Long Tin
Slang credit: D’Banj
This is synonymous to another popular local parlance, no wahala also expressing a state of being.
Turn up
Turn Up
Slang credit: Olamide
When you show up for a hangout, party, club or any form of celebratory gig with loud music and booze.

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