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Things Nigerians say that are not in the dictionary:

Kukuma.
I Kukuma stayed at home o!

Kwik Kwik- instead of quick, q is k (this can also be sharp sharp)
I Kwik Kwik followed them
Follow them sharp sharp!

dey der- stay there and miss out
You won't eat? Day der!

Oya- come
Oya everybody!

Ovasbi - someone who can't mind his/her own business.

Who told you to come here? Ovasbi!

Come and be going - this is said when you want someone to leave

Oya tell your friends to come and be going!

Shakara - someone who acts or talks in a proud way

See this shakara o!
You too make shakara!

O - every exclamation ends with 'o'

Come o!
See o!
They followed him o!
See her o!

Q: What is o?
A: I don't know o!
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Abeg - this means please (derived from 'I beg')

Abeg na...

Wahala - this means trouble

Abeg you too get wahala
See me see wahala o!

Olodo - an idiot
See this olodo!

Not me and you- I am not the one

Q: did you steal my money
A: It is not me and you

Then after this we say...

Tufiakwa - God forbid!

Q: did you steal my money?
A: It is not me and you, tufiakwa!

Na so- exactly!
Q: Is it like this?
A: na so o!

Say wetin dey sup? - what will make me do that?

Q: Abeg give me 1000 naira...
A: I should give you 1000 naira, say wetin dey sup?

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