Nigerians are known for their resilient and creative spirit even during uncomfortable times. Recall legendary Fela’s song, ‘Suffering and Smiling’, which was a critical assessment of the socio-political scene of the country in the 80s? Over the years, Nigerians have cleverly woven such words as ‘we move’, ‘Japa’, ‘Sapa’ and ‘Soro soke’, ‘Jeun Soke, Jeun […]
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Nigerian slangs are in a league of their own. We create slangs from everything – music, movies, food – you name it, we slang it. We're creative like that. - BellaNaija.com. December 7, 2023
In 2022, while Nigerian skitmakers and pranksters made us laugh even amidst the economic downturn and unrest in the country, some specific slang phrases were quickly adopted by people of all ages and classes.