14 Funny Lagos Traffic And Auto Slangs With Their Meanings
Nigerians would always be peculiar people.Thats what makes the country fun and distracts us from all the wahala .
If you are coming to Nigeria or Lagos for the first time , this would be very helpful.
Here are some slangs we won’t stop saying anytime soon .
"Go Slow"
This is the way we say “traffic jam” in Naija . I dey inside go slow .
"Drop"
This has two meanings, it means hailing a taxi and riding in it alone to your destination. It also means alighting from a bus or taxi.
"Fockanizer"
Well, nothing much to say here, its Vulcanizer people .
"Rewire"
“Rewire” is actually an action , the person doing the rewiring should be called an electrician , not a rewire, my country pipo !.
"Bomber"
Its “bumper” folks , haha .
"Men In Black"
This refers to the police , the popo , the Nigerian Police Force .
"Agbero"
This word doesnt really mean something abusive , it can be translated as “Carrier of people /carrier of crowd” .But the madness of the agberos has made the word abusive.So it means conductors, tax collectors , infact any tout and their species .
"Alaye"
From my little understanding of Yoruba , alaye means “the living” “alive” “lively” ,but the way its used is similar to the way Americans call their friends “nigga” or “brah” or “bro” .
"Gberaa"
It means “move” or “move fast” or “drive” .
"Figo"
Danfo slang for 500 Naira .I am still confused how they coined this name .
"Shandi/Muri"
Danfo slang for 20 Naira . Muri-> Muritala Mohammed on the note
"Waso/Wazo"
Danfo slang for 50 Naira .Coined from two out of the three major ethnic group’s intepretation of “come” .
Wa= Yoruba
Zo=Hausa
"Faiba/Fiber"
Danfo slang for 10 Naira
"Cut Your Hand"
This one cracks me up every time .It means “turn the steering wheel” .
Was I spot on ? see any errors ? Add yours in the comment section.
If you are coming to Nigeria or Lagos for the first time , this would be very helpful.
Here are some slangs we won’t stop saying anytime soon .
"Go Slow"
This is the way we say “traffic jam” in Naija . I dey inside go slow .
"Drop"
This has two meanings, it means hailing a taxi and riding in it alone to your destination. It also means alighting from a bus or taxi.
"Fockanizer"
Well, nothing much to say here, its Vulcanizer people .
"Rewire"
“Rewire” is actually an action , the person doing the rewiring should be called an electrician , not a rewire, my country pipo !.
"Bomber"
Its “bumper” folks , haha .
"Men In Black"
This refers to the police , the popo , the Nigerian Police Force .
"Agbero"
This word doesnt really mean something abusive , it can be translated as “Carrier of people /carrier of crowd” .But the madness of the agberos has made the word abusive.So it means conductors, tax collectors , infact any tout and their species .
"Alaye"
From my little understanding of Yoruba , alaye means “the living” “alive” “lively” ,but the way its used is similar to the way Americans call their friends “nigga” or “brah” or “bro” .
"Gberaa"
It means “move” or “move fast” or “drive” .
"Figo"
Danfo slang for 500 Naira .I am still confused how they coined this name .
"Shandi/Muri"
Danfo slang for 20 Naira . Muri-> Muritala Mohammed on the note
"Waso/Wazo"
Danfo slang for 50 Naira .Coined from two out of the three major ethnic group’s intepretation of “come” .
Wa= Yoruba
Zo=Hausa
"Faiba/Fiber"
Danfo slang for 10 Naira
"Cut Your Hand"
This one cracks me up every time .It means “turn the steering wheel” .
Was I spot on ? see any errors ? Add yours in the comment section.
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