The History of 9 Trending Slangs in Nigeria 2023.: Although Queen’s English is hip, Nigerian slang, and its meanings are far superior. Outsiders are left scratching their heads and asking, “What the hell is happening?” as a result of our terminology. However, because we’re kindhearted, we don’t want anyone to be left out. Here are The History of 9 Trending Slangs in Nigeria 2023 and their meanings
1. Idan
A Yoruba word with the sense of “magic” or “charming” is used here. Other terms that might be synonyms are extraordinary, marvel, glamorous, and fascinating.
Idan, who is he? Idan is a young, successful OG. He puts in a lot of work and plays even more, never turning down the chance to earn more money. Essentially, he is a street-smart brother. Idan, the newest street slang used in Nigeria, has been trending on social media for a few months. In Nigerian society, the phrase has evolved to be widely used to convey adoration and respect for influential people.
2. Wahala Wahala Wahala
this is a very popular slang that was coined by the artist ‘portable’ in an Instagram video that went viral. in normal terms, the Nigerian slang wahala indicates a problem. the meaning doesn’t change in this context. it just means more problems. People use this slang as a joke or to indicate if there is an actual problem
Ayanfe Viral’s “Wahala Wahala Wahala” is a brand-new classic and popular song that also features Nigerian superstar Portable. It was created and made public in 2022, and it has since become popular online and the latest music to listen to at this time.
3. As how
This is a recently made popular sang that was started by DJ Chicken. DJ Chicken is known in social media for his funny personality and words and his equally funny TikTok ives. he made this statement while in a video in the bank and it has ever since then gne vira
4. Mo ni ogun ooo
This is a catchphrase that was coined for the most popular Netflix release: Jagun Jagun. this one was said by the character GBOGUNMI which people found to be very funny and they cined it. the phrase means: I have charm, but it can also be used to explain that the speaker isn’t an ordinary person.
5. Just dey play
Dey playyyyyy, just dey play. You must have heard this phrase in at least one or two paces before. it is a typical sarcastic phrase that says ‘Carry on and keep wallowing in your stupidity, you might soon meet your fate’ Many Nigerians make use of this phrase when they want to be sarcastic on purpose. ever since this phrase went viral there have been several videos and even mixtapes of the sound going viral as well. the well-known DJ YK who is known for making hilarious mixtapes out of voice notes and funny videos delivered another sound using this sound and as always he didn’t disappoint.
6. Emi Lokan.
this is a very popular slang that went viral before the Nigerian general elections. this was said by the Nigerian president who was just an aspirant then in one of his campaigns. the full statement was; ‘ e gbe kinni yi was, emi lokan’ which means ‘bring this thing to me, I am next in line’. in context, he was talking about being the next president in line and that he was best suited for the role as it was his turn to be president. Although some Nigerians didn’t like or appreciate that statement or the tone, others saw the comic in it and began using it in other scenarios
7. Elu p.
This is another hilarious phrase that became a slang after a video went viral. Like Emi Lokan this also went viral during the Nigerian general elections. this happened during the votes counting process in a polling unit where the main opposition to the current president was winning. A supporter of the then opposition; PETER OBI: then started chanting as each vote was being counted in favor of his aspirant. This video went viral and as usual, a beat was added and boom, we had a song. “Elu p 74, Kererenke 75, Obi 76, Obi Nwannem 77. Unfortunately, his aspirant lost the elections but this is still being used for the purpose of comic relief.
8. Imagination wan kee me.
This is another very popular Nigerian catchphrase that started this year. This started as a result of memes of imaginary things one doesn’t possess, and then the meme will be captioned ‘ imagination wan kee me, or imagination wan finish me.
9. Vivid imagination.
This is another hilarious slang that was taken from an “old skul” fuji song by k1 the Ultimate and Funny enough, the title of the song itself is Vivid Imagination. Nigerians brought this song back by making skits with it where they were imagining near to impossible things and at the end of the video the song plays to tell us that it was a figment of an imagination.
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