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Baba: Father (Yoruba)
Baba Jiga: Derisory name for a person suffering from Jiga infestation. Also Baba sore.
Babar: Verb. Hair cut eg I dey go babar mai hair. Also Barb.
Babariga: Large traditional robe worn by man. See Agbada.
Babo!: WOW! Also Ibabo!
Babi: 1.Baby 2. Pretty girl.
Babi pancake: Girl fond of make-up.
Bachelor’s eve: Party thrown for groom on the eve of wedding.
Back: Carry a baby tied to the back with lappa .
Backyard: Bottom. See Yarnsh.
Bad bad: 1. Severely e.g Di man wey moto jam wound bad bad. 2. Absolutely e.g She fain bad bad.
Bad-belle: 1 Malice. 2 Player hater.
Baferian: Pidgin English and slangs as spoken in Benin City.
Baffs: Trendy clothes. See Away Baffs
Bail: Eat greedily.
Bailer: One who eats greedily. See Long throat.
Bakassi: 1. Name of Igbo vigilante group. 2. Bottom. See Yarnsh.
Balance: 1.To sit complacently oblivious to important issues . 2. Give change.
Balance me: Pay me.
Bam: In good condition. Also Bam-bam. See Kampke.
Banga: Palm tree fruit.
Banga soup: Soup made from Palm tree fruit.
Bar: Money eg I don get bar.
Bar beach show: 1. Name of variety show hosted by the late musician Art Alade in the 1970s. 2. Public executions of armed robbers and drug smugglers by firing squads on the Bar beach during the 70s and early 80s.
Barawo:Hausa word. Thief
Barb: Cut hair eg I dey go barb hair.
Bashi: Purchase on credit.
Basia: Large aluminium metal basin.
Basket mouth:1. One who talks without diplomacy.2. One who cannot keep a secret.
Bata: Shoe.
Battalion: Large family. See Papa Battalion.
Bature: 1. White man 2. Albino
Baze: Woo a girl. See Spin.
Beat: to be afflicted by something e.g 1. Huger dey beat me. 2. Rain down beat me.
Beat am die: Beat to the point of death.
Bebescent: 1. To mess up. 2. Too forward
Been to: Well travelled.
Beg beg: One always begging.
Begin go: On your bike mate. See Hanlele.
Belgium: Second hand car. Usage originates from the importation of used cars from that country. See Tokunbo.
Belle: 1. Stomach 2. Abdomen 3. Mind 4. Heart
Belle full: Satiety. See Gauge and Load.
Belle-sweet: Happiness.
Belle-turn me: 1. Diarrhoea 2. Abdominal colic. 3. Nausea.
Bend-bend: Illegal. See Corner-corner, 419 , Jibiti, Wuru wuru and Mago mago.
Bend down boutique: Second hand clothes. Usually spread on a mat at the roadside. See Okrika wake up.
Bending corner: Sharp corner of a road.
Berekete: 1. Sit comfortably 2. Laid out flat on the floor
Betta: 1. Good times e.g. 'Betta don come'. 2. Improvement e.g. things don betta.
Betta dey for Okra soup: 1. There's something good in store. 2. Good times are here.
Betta follow: Good fortune
Bi: Be.
Bi as e get: See Get as e bi.
Biam Bia: Beard .Also- Byah-byah.
Bico: Please.
Bicos: Because
Bicos why?: The reason is
Bifor: Before.
Bifor-bifor: Long time ago.
Bifor nko?: What did you expect?
Big grammar: Long and difficult English words. See Blow Oyinbo.
Big eye: 1 Ambitious 2. Greedy
Big man: 1. Rich and well connected man 2.Man in position of authority. See Oga.
Bin: 1. I have eg I bin chop. 2. The one who did action in question e.g na dat man bin tief di moni.
Bingo: 1. Dog 2. Cooked dog meat. See Four-o-four. 3. Common dog name in Nigeria.
Biscuit: Slang for Marijuana. Also Eja, Gbana, Igbo, Mary J and Morroco.
Black : Very dark skin e.g Nowadays all di Black pipo dem jus dey bleach.
Black soap: Traditional soap made from Palm oil. Also called Ose Dudu in Yoruba.
Bleach: Use of skin lightening creams. Also Bleaching.
Block: 1. Defecate 2. Meet up with someone.
Blokkus: Scrotum.
Baba Jiga: Derisory name for a person suffering from Jiga infestation. Also Baba sore.
Babar: Verb. Hair cut eg I dey go babar mai hair. Also Barb.
Babariga: Large traditional robe worn by man. See Agbada.
Babo!: WOW! Also Ibabo!
Babi: 1.Baby 2. Pretty girl.
Babi pancake: Girl fond of make-up.
Bachelor’s eve: Party thrown for groom on the eve of wedding.
Back: Carry a baby tied to the back with lappa .
Backyard: Bottom. See Yarnsh.
Bad bad: 1. Severely e.g Di man wey moto jam wound bad bad. 2. Absolutely e.g She fain bad bad.
Bad-belle: 1 Malice. 2 Player hater.
Baferian: Pidgin English and slangs as spoken in Benin City.
Baffs: Trendy clothes. See Away Baffs
Bail: Eat greedily.
Bailer: One who eats greedily. See Long throat.
Bakassi: 1. Name of Igbo vigilante group. 2. Bottom. See Yarnsh.
Balance: 1.To sit complacently oblivious to important issues . 2. Give change.
Balance me: Pay me.
Bam: In good condition. Also Bam-bam. See Kampke.
Banga: Palm tree fruit.
Banga soup: Soup made from Palm tree fruit.
Bar: Money eg I don get bar.
Bar beach show: 1. Name of variety show hosted by the late musician Art Alade in the 1970s. 2. Public executions of armed robbers and drug smugglers by firing squads on the Bar beach during the 70s and early 80s.
Barawo:Hausa word. Thief
Barb: Cut hair eg I dey go barb hair.
Bashi: Purchase on credit.
Basia: Large aluminium metal basin.
Basket mouth:1. One who talks without diplomacy.2. One who cannot keep a secret.
Bata: Shoe.
Battalion: Large family. See Papa Battalion.
Bature: 1. White man 2. Albino
Baze: Woo a girl. See Spin.
Beat: to be afflicted by something e.g 1. Huger dey beat me. 2. Rain down beat me.
Beat am die: Beat to the point of death.
Bebescent: 1. To mess up. 2. Too forward
Been to: Well travelled.
Beg beg: One always begging.
Begin go: On your bike mate. See Hanlele.
Belgium: Second hand car. Usage originates from the importation of used cars from that country. See Tokunbo.
Belle: 1. Stomach 2. Abdomen 3. Mind 4. Heart
Belle full: Satiety. See Gauge and Load.
Belle-sweet: Happiness.
Belle-turn me: 1. Diarrhoea 2. Abdominal colic. 3. Nausea.
Bend-bend: Illegal. See Corner-corner, 419 , Jibiti, Wuru wuru and Mago mago.
Bend down boutique: Second hand clothes. Usually spread on a mat at the roadside. See Okrika wake up.
Bending corner: Sharp corner of a road.
Berekete: 1. Sit comfortably 2. Laid out flat on the floor
Betta: 1. Good times e.g. 'Betta don come'. 2. Improvement e.g. things don betta.
Betta dey for Okra soup: 1. There's something good in store. 2. Good times are here.
Betta follow: Good fortune
Bi: Be.
Bi as e get: See Get as e bi.
Biam Bia: Beard .Also- Byah-byah.
Bico: Please.
Bicos: Because
Bicos why?: The reason is
Bifor: Before.
Bifor-bifor: Long time ago.
Bifor nko?: What did you expect?
Big grammar: Long and difficult English words. See Blow Oyinbo.
Big eye: 1 Ambitious 2. Greedy
Big man: 1. Rich and well connected man 2.Man in position of authority. See Oga.
Bin: 1. I have eg I bin chop. 2. The one who did action in question e.g na dat man bin tief di moni.
Bingo: 1. Dog 2. Cooked dog meat. See Four-o-four. 3. Common dog name in Nigeria.
Biscuit: Slang for Marijuana. Also Eja, Gbana, Igbo, Mary J and Morroco.
Black : Very dark skin e.g Nowadays all di Black pipo dem jus dey bleach.
Black soap: Traditional soap made from Palm oil. Also called Ose Dudu in Yoruba.
Bleach: Use of skin lightening creams. Also Bleaching.
Block: 1. Defecate 2. Meet up with someone.
Blokkus: Scrotum.
Blow: 1 Punch 2 Speak with arrogance e.g. sofri-sofri blow Oyinbo.
Blow oyinbo: Use of long English words especially with a foreign accent.
Blom-blow: 1. Balloons 2. Condoms
Bo: For Pete's sake e.g. Comot bo! See Ojare and Jare.
Bobbi: Breasts.
Bobo: Trendy guy.
Bobo: Misinform.
Bodi: Body.
Bodi dey inside cloth: I am surviving.
Bodi do me: Premonition. Also - Bodi phone me.
Bodi no bi firewood: The body has its limitations.
Boi: Boy.
Boju-boju: Yoruba word for - cover your eyes. 1.Hide and seek 2. Pay eye service e.g. Dis Boju-boju friend go stab you for back o! 3. Deception
Bole kaja: Yoruba for come down and let's fight and used for over crowded commuter bus in Lagos. See Molue.
Bold face: To bluff one's way through a situation.
Boli: Roast plantain.
Bom-boy: Baby boy.
Boma boi: Thug. Derived from Burma boy. Term probably originates from Nigerians who served under the British in Burma during WW2.
Bone: 1. Frown 2. Disagree e.g. e don bone for am!
Bones: Sun glasses. See Everything tinted and Shaded up.
Bonga Fish: A kind of blackened dried fish used to prepare local soups
Booze man: Drunkard.
Boramycin: Sex
Borkotor: Cooked cow's foot.
Borku: Very plenty. See Nyanfu-nyanfu, Full ground remain and Plenti plenti.
Born throway: Not in touch with one's cultural heritage.
Borrow-borrow: One always borrowing from friends.
Borrow-borrow make me fine: One well dressed up in borrowed clothes. Also Borrowed Baffs.
Bosaut: 1. Burst out 2. Come out 3. Explode.
Bottle for eye: Glasses.
Bottom Box : Treasured attire worn only on important occasions. e.g Dat yua dress na real bottom box o!
Bottom-pot: Dregs at the bottom of the pot.
Bottom Power: Undue favouritism toward's a female lover e.g Na bottom power she use get dat job o!
Bou-bou: Large voluminous dress worn by women.
Bow: 1. Surprised e.g. Man bow! 2. Applaud or be impressed e.g. everybodi bow when I land wit away baffs.
Boy's quarters: Small bungalow behind main house where hired domestic staff or extended family reside.
Boyi-boy: Houseboy.
Branch: Detour during pre arranged trip.
Bread: Naira (money)
Break Kola: Ritual breaking of the Kola nut at the beginning of a ceremony.
Brekoyan: Yoruba slang for Brassiere.
Bring money: Phrase used by seller to end a session of bargaining.
Brilliant:1. Intelligent 2. Achieving good results in examinations e.g dat guy na very brilliant guy o. Also Hot.
Broda: Brother.
Broda-broda: Nepotism. See Fren-fren and Who know man.
Broke: 1. Break e.g Na you broke di plate.2. Speak with big English words e.g Abeg sofri broke the grammar now.
Brokun: 1. Broken English 2. Pidgin English.
Brokun plate: Breakable plates especially China.
Brown envelope: Bribe. Usually put in an envelope when presented.
Brush: Hit someone hard.
Buba: Traditional blouse.
Bubble: 1 Dance 2 Party.
Bucked up: Rich.
Bukka: Roadside restaurant.Also- MamaPut and Food is ready.
Bulala: Horse whip. See koboko.
Bulgary proof: Iron bars built into windows for security
Bullet: Grammatical error especially in spoken English. Also Ibon.
Bunch: Embarrass.
Bunkering: 1. The thieft of petrol products through the vandalising of petrol pipes 2. illegal sale of crude oil.
Burukutu: Illicit homemade gin. See Apketeshi.
Bush man: Unsophisticated man. (derisive usage)
Bush meat: 1.Game. 2. Non campus girls (University campus usage).
Bushinto: Bush man or Bush woman.
Bust: 1 Write off 2 Ignore. See Fashie.
Butcher: 1. Cut up meat or fish 2. Cut up carelessly e.g See how tailor butcher mai materials so.
Butta my bread: Answered prayer. E.g God don butta my bread.
Butter: Another name for Ajebota. Also Omobota
Buredi: Bread.
By air: 1. Reckless driving. 2. Speedily arriving at one's destination i.e. travelling as quickly as an aircraft. See Okada.
Byah byah: Bushy beard.
Blow oyinbo: Use of long English words especially with a foreign accent.
Blom-blow: 1. Balloons 2. Condoms
Bo: For Pete's sake e.g. Comot bo! See Ojare and Jare.
Bobbi: Breasts.
Bobo: Trendy guy.
Bobo: Misinform.
Bodi: Body.
Bodi dey inside cloth: I am surviving.
Bodi do me: Premonition. Also - Bodi phone me.
Bodi no bi firewood: The body has its limitations.
Boi: Boy.
Boju-boju: Yoruba word for - cover your eyes. 1.Hide and seek 2. Pay eye service e.g. Dis Boju-boju friend go stab you for back o! 3. Deception
Bole kaja: Yoruba for come down and let's fight and used for over crowded commuter bus in Lagos. See Molue.
Bold face: To bluff one's way through a situation.
Boli: Roast plantain.
Bom-boy: Baby boy.
Boma boi: Thug. Derived from Burma boy. Term probably originates from Nigerians who served under the British in Burma during WW2.
Bone: 1. Frown 2. Disagree e.g. e don bone for am!
Bones: Sun glasses. See Everything tinted and Shaded up.
Bonga Fish: A kind of blackened dried fish used to prepare local soups
Booze man: Drunkard.
Boramycin: Sex
Borkotor: Cooked cow's foot.
Borku: Very plenty. See Nyanfu-nyanfu, Full ground remain and Plenti plenti.
Born throway: Not in touch with one's cultural heritage.
Borrow-borrow: One always borrowing from friends.
Borrow-borrow make me fine: One well dressed up in borrowed clothes. Also Borrowed Baffs.
Bosaut: 1. Burst out 2. Come out 3. Explode.
Bottle for eye: Glasses.
Bottom Box : Treasured attire worn only on important occasions. e.g Dat yua dress na real bottom box o!
Bottom-pot: Dregs at the bottom of the pot.
Bottom Power: Undue favouritism toward's a female lover e.g Na bottom power she use get dat job o!
Bou-bou: Large voluminous dress worn by women.
Bow: 1. Surprised e.g. Man bow! 2. Applaud or be impressed e.g. everybodi bow when I land wit away baffs.
Boy's quarters: Small bungalow behind main house where hired domestic staff or extended family reside.
Boyi-boy: Houseboy.
Branch: Detour during pre arranged trip.
Bread: Naira (money)
Break Kola: Ritual breaking of the Kola nut at the beginning of a ceremony.
Brekoyan: Yoruba slang for Brassiere.
Bring money: Phrase used by seller to end a session of bargaining.
Brilliant:1. Intelligent 2. Achieving good results in examinations e.g dat guy na very brilliant guy o. Also Hot.
Broda: Brother.
Broda-broda: Nepotism. See Fren-fren and Who know man.
Broke: 1. Break e.g Na you broke di plate.2. Speak with big English words e.g Abeg sofri broke the grammar now.
Brokun: 1. Broken English 2. Pidgin English.
Brokun plate: Breakable plates especially China.
Brown envelope: Bribe. Usually put in an envelope when presented.
Brush: Hit someone hard.
Buba: Traditional blouse.
Bubble: 1 Dance 2 Party.
Bucked up: Rich.
Bukka: Roadside restaurant.Also- MamaPut and Food is ready.
Bulala: Horse whip. See koboko.
Bulgary proof: Iron bars built into windows for security
Bullet: Grammatical error especially in spoken English. Also Ibon.
Bunch: Embarrass.
Bunkering: 1. The thieft of petrol products through the vandalising of petrol pipes 2. illegal sale of crude oil.
Burukutu: Illicit homemade gin. See Apketeshi.
Bush man: Unsophisticated man. (derisive usage)
Bush meat: 1.Game. 2. Non campus girls (University campus usage).
Bushinto: Bush man or Bush woman.
Bust: 1 Write off 2 Ignore. See Fashie.
Butcher: 1. Cut up meat or fish 2. Cut up carelessly e.g See how tailor butcher mai materials so.
Butta my bread: Answered prayer. E.g God don butta my bread.
Butter: Another name for Ajebota. Also Omobota
Buredi: Bread.
By air: 1. Reckless driving. 2. Speedily arriving at one's destination i.e. travelling as quickly as an aircraft. See Okada.
Byah byah: Bushy beard.
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