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Sabi: Know.
Sabi book: See Know book.
Sabo ngari: A settlement for non-indigenes. Also Sabo.
Sacrifice: Bribe to Police at road junctions.
Sagalo: Overhead kick in Football game.
Saka: You know too much (sarcastic) e.g Na you saka.
Sake of say: The reason is.
Sake of what?: Why should that be?
Salenza: Exhaust pipe if vehicle. Derived from Silencer.
Salot: 1. Salute 2. Greetings
Samba: 1. Bottom. 2. A generous rear end. See Yarnsh.
Samma: Hit e.g I go samma you slap o! See Mammar.
Sam-sam: 1. Never 2. Not in a million years. Also Lai-lai.
San sand: 1. Sand 2. Dirt.
Santana: Cassava flour. Named after the car which normally comes in white and handles smoothly like Apku.
Sapele water: Native gin. See Apketeshi.
Saraa: Yoruba word. 1. Sacrifice. 2. Bribe.
Satellite: 1. Abbreviation for Satellite Town , Lagos. 2. Large head scarf worn by women dressed in traditional attire.
Satisfied: Satiation.
Sawa: Sour.
Say: Is it not that e.g Say na you be di Oga?
Say wetin: 1.Why? 2. What?
Say who die?: 1. What’s the emergency? 2. Response when asked to do something deemed unthinkable.
Scale through: 1. Pass exam 2. Success in interview or any other selection process.
Scata: Scatter. Also Scata-scata.
School Father: Male mentor to junior student in Nigerian boarding school.
School Mother: Female mentor to a junior student in Nigerian boarding school.
Scope: 1. To look at an object or person longingly 2. Tell a lie.3. Woo a lady.
Scrape yua head: Shorn your head. A threat to every last penny.
Sebi?: Yorua word. Isn't it?
Second calabash: Second in command.
Sekon: Second.
See Blood!: Look at trouble!
See im place see mai place: We are close neighbours.
See Oba: See trouble; threat. E.g. If mai hand touch you you go See Oba.
See mi see trouble: An expression of surprise at trouble being brought to one’s doorstep.
See Pepper: See- See trouble.
See trouble!: What a fine mess! Also See mi see trouble.
Sef: 1. In particular e.g. You sef. 2. Placed at end of question when irritated or impatient e.g. Wetin sef?
Senior: 1. Elder 2. Someone in a higher class in secondary school.
Serve Juju: Worship idols.
Set: 1. Hi-fi system. See Gbedu and System. 2. Looking very good eg dat babe set gaan.
Set blow: Adopt a fighting stance.
Shack: 1. Drink alcohol. 2. Be intoxicated or mesmerised by anything e.g. The house wey e build juss dey shack am.
Shackeez: 1. Act of drinking. 2. Alcoholic drinks. Also Shak.
Shaded up: Wearing dark sun glasses.
Shakabula: Dane gun.
Shakara: 1. Showing off. 2. Boasting about the impossible. See Raking or Draw rain.
Shake bodi: 1. Spend some money 2. Pay the bill.
Shaki: Sheep or cattle cooked intestine. Also Towel.
Shako: Yoruba word meaning Show off.
Shalanga: Pit latrine.
Shame for face: Ashamed.
Shangree: Word made up of Shall not and agree. Means I shall not agree.
Sharrup!: Shut up.
Sharp mouth: 1. Acid tongue 2. Gift of the garb.
Shell: Grammatical error in spoken English eg e say na unifasiti graduate e bi yet e wan shell us die.
Shenj: Change.
Shenlele-coolele: Chant usually sang by kids at each other before a fight in Warri.
Shey?: Yoruba word meaning- Is it not?
Shicoco: See Omoge.
Shift: Verb. Move out in convoy of cars.
Shimi: Slip worn under dress.
Shinani: See Omoge.
Shine: 1. Look well 2. Look glamorous.
Shine eye: 1. Keep your eyes open 2. Be on your guard
Shine shine: Glittering.
Shockazoba: Shock absorbers of vehicle.
Shoe maker: Shoe repairer.
Shomo: 1.You know 2. You understand? Also You sabi say.
Shoo!: 1. Wow!
Short knicker: Shorts.
Show: 1.Make life difficult for you e.g I go show you o!
Show boy: See Ponmo. Also Pkomo and Rain coat.
Show face: 1. Turn up. 2. Show up briefly at a function to avoid being accused of snubbing the host.
Show ma fefe: Pretending to be fragile and sophisticated. See- Sime sime.
Show them: Give them something to think about. Also Show dem Pepper and Show dem finis.
Sidon: Sit down.
Sidon look na dog name: Phrase used to tell someone off for being too passive.
Sidon there now: Sit there day dreaming (sarcastic).
Sight: See e.g. I juss sight di guy dey come.
Sima: Simmer down.
Sime sime: 1. Weak 2. Too gentle e.g Ol' boy, why you dey make Sime sime.
Si si: Young trendy girl.
Sista: Sister.
Size: Fit e.g di trouser no size mi.
Six to six:ref. Apku. Phrase coined up because some claim a meal of Apku can keep hunger away for 12 hours.
Skenchi: Greedy.
Slacki: Slow thinking person.
Sabi book: See Know book.
Sabo ngari: A settlement for non-indigenes. Also Sabo.
Sacrifice: Bribe to Police at road junctions.
Sagalo: Overhead kick in Football game.
Saka: You know too much (sarcastic) e.g Na you saka.
Sake of say: The reason is.
Sake of what?: Why should that be?
Salenza: Exhaust pipe if vehicle. Derived from Silencer.
Salot: 1. Salute 2. Greetings
Samba: 1. Bottom. 2. A generous rear end. See Yarnsh.
Samma: Hit e.g I go samma you slap o! See Mammar.
Sam-sam: 1. Never 2. Not in a million years. Also Lai-lai.
San sand: 1. Sand 2. Dirt.
Santana: Cassava flour. Named after the car which normally comes in white and handles smoothly like Apku.
Sapele water: Native gin. See Apketeshi.
Saraa: Yoruba word. 1. Sacrifice. 2. Bribe.
Satellite: 1. Abbreviation for Satellite Town , Lagos. 2. Large head scarf worn by women dressed in traditional attire.
Satisfied: Satiation.
Sawa: Sour.
Say: Is it not that e.g Say na you be di Oga?
Say wetin: 1.Why? 2. What?
Say who die?: 1. What’s the emergency? 2. Response when asked to do something deemed unthinkable.
Scale through: 1. Pass exam 2. Success in interview or any other selection process.
Scata: Scatter. Also Scata-scata.
School Father: Male mentor to junior student in Nigerian boarding school.
School Mother: Female mentor to a junior student in Nigerian boarding school.
Scope: 1. To look at an object or person longingly 2. Tell a lie.3. Woo a lady.
Scrape yua head: Shorn your head. A threat to every last penny.
Sebi?: Yorua word. Isn't it?
Second calabash: Second in command.
Sekon: Second.
See Blood!: Look at trouble!
See im place see mai place: We are close neighbours.
See Oba: See trouble; threat. E.g. If mai hand touch you you go See Oba.
See mi see trouble: An expression of surprise at trouble being brought to one’s doorstep.
See Pepper: See- See trouble.
See trouble!: What a fine mess! Also See mi see trouble.
Sef: 1. In particular e.g. You sef. 2. Placed at end of question when irritated or impatient e.g. Wetin sef?
Senior: 1. Elder 2. Someone in a higher class in secondary school.
Serve Juju: Worship idols.
Set: 1. Hi-fi system. See Gbedu and System. 2. Looking very good eg dat babe set gaan.
Set blow: Adopt a fighting stance.
Shack: 1. Drink alcohol. 2. Be intoxicated or mesmerised by anything e.g. The house wey e build juss dey shack am.
Shackeez: 1. Act of drinking. 2. Alcoholic drinks. Also Shak.
Shaded up: Wearing dark sun glasses.
Shakabula: Dane gun.
Shakara: 1. Showing off. 2. Boasting about the impossible. See Raking or Draw rain.
Shake bodi: 1. Spend some money 2. Pay the bill.
Shaki: Sheep or cattle cooked intestine. Also Towel.
Shako: Yoruba word meaning Show off.
Shalanga: Pit latrine.
Shame for face: Ashamed.
Shangree: Word made up of Shall not and agree. Means I shall not agree.
Sharrup!: Shut up.
Sharp mouth: 1. Acid tongue 2. Gift of the garb.
Shell: Grammatical error in spoken English eg e say na unifasiti graduate e bi yet e wan shell us die.
Shenj: Change.
Shenlele-coolele: Chant usually sang by kids at each other before a fight in Warri.
Shey?: Yoruba word meaning- Is it not?
Shicoco: See Omoge.
Shift: Verb. Move out in convoy of cars.
Shimi: Slip worn under dress.
Shinani: See Omoge.
Shine: 1. Look well 2. Look glamorous.
Shine eye: 1. Keep your eyes open 2. Be on your guard
Shine shine: Glittering.
Shockazoba: Shock absorbers of vehicle.
Shoe maker: Shoe repairer.
Shomo: 1.You know 2. You understand? Also You sabi say.
Shoo!: 1. Wow!
Short knicker: Shorts.
Show: 1.Make life difficult for you e.g I go show you o!
Show boy: See Ponmo. Also Pkomo and Rain coat.
Show face: 1. Turn up. 2. Show up briefly at a function to avoid being accused of snubbing the host.
Show ma fefe: Pretending to be fragile and sophisticated. See- Sime sime.
Show them: Give them something to think about. Also Show dem Pepper and Show dem finis.
Sidon: Sit down.
Sidon look na dog name: Phrase used to tell someone off for being too passive.
Sidon there now: Sit there day dreaming (sarcastic).
Sight: See e.g. I juss sight di guy dey come.
Sima: Simmer down.
Sime sime: 1. Weak 2. Too gentle e.g Ol' boy, why you dey make Sime sime.
Si si: Young trendy girl.
Sista: Sister.
Size: Fit e.g di trouser no size mi.
Six to six:ref. Apku. Phrase coined up because some claim a meal of Apku can keep hunger away for 12 hours.
Skenchi: Greedy.
Slacki: Slow thinking person.
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Slap: Walking e.g As man no get car na so so slap man dey slap go everywhere.
Slipas: Slippers.
Small chop: Pre meal appetisers such as Chin Chin, Peanuts, Puff Puff and Kuli Kuli.
Smallie: Small statured individual.
Small-small: 1. Gently . Also Sofri sofri. 2. Little by little.
Small time: 1. Next thing you know. 2. Before you know it.
Smell: Get close to e.g. No rake how you enta Concord when you never smell Muritala before.
Smell pepper: Threaten to harm e.g If I come meet yu dia yu go smell pepper. Also See pepper.
Smol: Small.
Soak away: Septic tank.
Soak garri: 1.Meal of Garri mixed with water 2. Financial hardship e.g. As dem never pay us e bi laik na garri we go dey soak.
Soakeez: Act of drinking garri.
So kin so: 1. Yoruba word meaning-come down so that I may come down used as an alternative name for Volkswagen beetle cars. 2. Two door vehicle where the front seat passenger needs to get out before the rear seat passenger can exit)
So-so: Predominantly.eg na so-so students dey chop for dat place.
Soda: Wield together.
Sofri: Word derived from softly. Means to do gently. Abeg sofri drive dat moto. Na moni I take buy am. Also Sofri-sofri.
Soja: Soldier. Also Soja man.
Soji: Behave eg Soji yuasef
Sokoto: Traditional trouser.
Solid: Food deems as filling eg pounded yam or eba. See Swallow.
Sontin: Something.
Sontin dey do you: There is something wrong with you.
Sontin dey there: There's something special going on.
So so: 1. Something always being done e.g. Na so so drink e dey drink.
Sotey: For such a long time.
Soyoyo: Trendy.
Sound you: Slap you in the face.
Soup wey sweet na money kill am: Good things cost money.
Spark: Lose temper.
Spin: Woo a girl. Also Toast , Approach, Tune, Give raps and Baze.
Spoots: Designer or very nice clothes. See Sputs.
Spoil: Talk badly of someone behind their back. e.g I hear as you dey spoil me for dat party.
Spoil mai garri: Also Put san sand for mai garri, Spoil mai show or Spoil show for man.
Spray: 1. Giving of monetary gifts to dancers and musicians at a party. The bank notes are usually placed on the foreheads of the recipients. 2. Repaint body of car.
Spree spree: Speak with a foreign accent especially English one.
Sput: 1. Dressed to kill e.g Di guy Sput o! 2. Designer chlothes.Also Sputeez.
Square: 1. Pay up. e.g Ol’ boy square me dat moni wey you borrow now 2. Receive one’s salary.
Squares: 1.Money 2. Salary eg I don collect squares.
Squatter: University campus term denoting a student living illegally in the halls of residence under the auspices of a 'Landlord'; the legal owner of the room. The squatter sleeps on a wafer thin mattress on the floor while the Landlord sleeps on the bed.
Squat-o-meter: Name given to a squatter's mattress on some campuses.
Squeeze face: Frown.
Stab: Miss lectures. University campus usage.
Stand dey look: 1. Not using one's initiative. 2. Being unduly passive.
Standard: 1. Very good 2. Perfect
Star: Brand of Nigerian beer.
Station: Play of work especially if distant. E.g make u go well as una dey return to una stations.
Stay my own: Stay on my own.
Stay yua own:Stay on your own.
Stick: 1. Understand. 2. Commit to memory e.g I read am but it no stick.
Stock Fish: Chemically dried fish
Stone ground: 1. Fall heavily e.g See how e take bodi stone ground.
Stomok: Stomach.
Stranger: Visitor.
Stroke: Tease. See Yab.
Strong head: 1. Stubborn 2. Persistent.
Stud: Rough tackle during football game e.g No stud me o! 2. Hamper one's progress.
Suegbe: 1. Dunce 2.Slow person.
Suffer head: 1. One prone to recurrent hardships.2. Poor man.
Suffer man: Poor man.
Suo: Reggae dance hall dance style popular in Lagos.
Suppose fit: Should be able to.
Suppose to: Should have.
Sure banker: Topics definitely coming out in examinaion.
Suya: Barbecued Beef or chicken served with special Nigeria spices.
Swallow: Foods swallowed without chewing. Usually eaten with soup. Eg eba, Amala, Pounded yam, Tuo Shinkafa and Starch
Swear: 1. Cursed e.g dem swear for you? Meaning- are you cursed? 2. Swear an oath especially with native doctor.
Sweet: 1. Delicious e.g dis soup sweet well well. 2. Enjoyable activity or experience e.g moni sweet o!
Sweet mouth: 1. Sweet tooth 2. Silver tongued
System: Hi-Fi System
Slipas: Slippers.
Small chop: Pre meal appetisers such as Chin Chin, Peanuts, Puff Puff and Kuli Kuli.
Smallie: Small statured individual.
Small-small: 1. Gently . Also Sofri sofri. 2. Little by little.
Small time: 1. Next thing you know. 2. Before you know it.
Smell: Get close to e.g. No rake how you enta Concord when you never smell Muritala before.
Smell pepper: Threaten to harm e.g If I come meet yu dia yu go smell pepper. Also See pepper.
Smol: Small.
Soak away: Septic tank.
Soak garri: 1.Meal of Garri mixed with water 2. Financial hardship e.g. As dem never pay us e bi laik na garri we go dey soak.
Soakeez: Act of drinking garri.
So kin so: 1. Yoruba word meaning-come down so that I may come down used as an alternative name for Volkswagen beetle cars. 2. Two door vehicle where the front seat passenger needs to get out before the rear seat passenger can exit)
So-so: Predominantly.eg na so-so students dey chop for dat place.
Soda: Wield together.
Sofri: Word derived from softly. Means to do gently. Abeg sofri drive dat moto. Na moni I take buy am. Also Sofri-sofri.
Soja: Soldier. Also Soja man.
Soji: Behave eg Soji yuasef
Sokoto: Traditional trouser.
Solid: Food deems as filling eg pounded yam or eba. See Swallow.
Sontin: Something.
Sontin dey do you: There is something wrong with you.
Sontin dey there: There's something special going on.
So so: 1. Something always being done e.g. Na so so drink e dey drink.
Sotey: For such a long time.
Soyoyo: Trendy.
Sound you: Slap you in the face.
Soup wey sweet na money kill am: Good things cost money.
Spark: Lose temper.
Spin: Woo a girl. Also Toast , Approach, Tune, Give raps and Baze.
Spoots: Designer or very nice clothes. See Sputs.
Spoil: Talk badly of someone behind their back. e.g I hear as you dey spoil me for dat party.
Spoil mai garri: Also Put san sand for mai garri, Spoil mai show or Spoil show for man.
Spray: 1. Giving of monetary gifts to dancers and musicians at a party. The bank notes are usually placed on the foreheads of the recipients. 2. Repaint body of car.
Spree spree: Speak with a foreign accent especially English one.
Sput: 1. Dressed to kill e.g Di guy Sput o! 2. Designer chlothes.Also Sputeez.
Square: 1. Pay up. e.g Ol’ boy square me dat moni wey you borrow now 2. Receive one’s salary.
Squares: 1.Money 2. Salary eg I don collect squares.
Squatter: University campus term denoting a student living illegally in the halls of residence under the auspices of a 'Landlord'; the legal owner of the room. The squatter sleeps on a wafer thin mattress on the floor while the Landlord sleeps on the bed.
Squat-o-meter: Name given to a squatter's mattress on some campuses.
Squeeze face: Frown.
Stab: Miss lectures. University campus usage.
Stand dey look: 1. Not using one's initiative. 2. Being unduly passive.
Standard: 1. Very good 2. Perfect
Star: Brand of Nigerian beer.
Station: Play of work especially if distant. E.g make u go well as una dey return to una stations.
Stay my own: Stay on my own.
Stay yua own:Stay on your own.
Stick: 1. Understand. 2. Commit to memory e.g I read am but it no stick.
Stock Fish: Chemically dried fish
Stone ground: 1. Fall heavily e.g See how e take bodi stone ground.
Stomok: Stomach.
Stranger: Visitor.
Stroke: Tease. See Yab.
Strong head: 1. Stubborn 2. Persistent.
Stud: Rough tackle during football game e.g No stud me o! 2. Hamper one's progress.
Suegbe: 1. Dunce 2.Slow person.
Suffer head: 1. One prone to recurrent hardships.2. Poor man.
Suffer man: Poor man.
Suo: Reggae dance hall dance style popular in Lagos.
Suppose fit: Should be able to.
Suppose to: Should have.
Sure banker: Topics definitely coming out in examinaion.
Suya: Barbecued Beef or chicken served with special Nigeria spices.
Swallow: Foods swallowed without chewing. Usually eaten with soup. Eg eba, Amala, Pounded yam, Tuo Shinkafa and Starch
Swear: 1. Cursed e.g dem swear for you? Meaning- are you cursed? 2. Swear an oath especially with native doctor.
Sweet: 1. Delicious e.g dis soup sweet well well. 2. Enjoyable activity or experience e.g moni sweet o!
Sweet mouth: 1. Sweet tooth 2. Silver tongued
System: Hi-Fi System
