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FUNNY WORDS/PHRASES COINED BY NIGERIANS

Welcome to Nigeria, the country I will gladly and proudly come back in my next life. If such a thing exists. If you’ve never been asked this question “are you not a Nigerian” Then it means you’ve not been not using the almighty formulae (the 9ja way). Trust me Nigerians have their way of doing everything on earth. So here are some funny words and phrases coined by Nigerians and believe me you these words are generally accepted and understood by Nigerians. *1* PARABULATE – This is our own way of saying contemplate abi? No offences but this word is far from existing in any dictionary on earth. *2*BADDEST- Funny enough this word is not a bad word instead it connotes good, excellence and genius. So instead of saying “guy you are a genius” we simply say “guy you be baddest”. *3*MONDAY-HAMMER- This is simply our own version of sledge hammer. *4*GO-SLOW- I keep wondering how hard it is to say “traffic jam” which happens to be the correct usage. *5*DIS-VIRGIN- Even the