Commonly Used Pidgin English words/phrases

As the African community keeps on expanding in the western world, there has been a need for a team of concern Nigerians to make pidgin english language a vital part of african culture for those at home and abroad.
Hence, we created this blog to help assist and improve your pidgin english language skills. below are some often used phrases and words in pidgin language:

WARRI -- NAIJA LANGUA

Agbero=======> Thug

Ajebota=====> someone from a very rich background

All join/everyfin folo =====>All included

Amebor======> gossiper or intruder

Aproko ========> gossiper

Area (people)====> hommies

Baff up   =====> Dressing up nicely

Backside/yansh====> Buttucks

Bash ======> Party

blow-blow ======>Balloon

Boys dey tap leather====> guys are playing football with great skills

Bust my skeroo===>Blow my mind

Crash===========>Sleep
Delete=========> dead

Demor =====>Act up
Dem=======> them
Dem no reach===> people just can't compete wit u

D shenkiz dem jst dey matrix=====> The ladies are just tripping

Ehen? ======= So / and so?

E dey waka come small small =====> He's walking dwn slowly

Eyah ====> Feeling pity

Fabu/jege =====>Lie

Fash/ 7 ========> gun 

Fashi   ========> Forget 

Floss=======> Living large

Gbege======> Trouble

Gbedu =========> Music

Hot stepper =====> Know how to dance

How far ====> wats up

I hold my side =====> i got my back

I just dey land =====> I'm just coming

I dey=====> I'm fine or am alright; i'm inclusive


I/you don hammer===> someone has won a price

im====> him or her

im make sense =====> An awesome or nice idea
im no reach do====>not difficult to do

im tay ====?> It took long or its getting too long

I no send u! =======> Dont care wat u say or think

I send u =======> i like u


I don dey send u tay==> I've been admiring u for long

Jack========> Read

Jand =========>Overseas

Jeje =====> Easy

Job ======> 419

Jones ======> Slack

Ju man or jorney just come (JJC)===> Someone new to a locality or an area

Just dey lad/show ===> Just coming

kalayömamu/ cain ur line====> mind ur business

Kak =======> Sit

Kawa =======>Run/move

Kpakpa =========>Dope, marijuana

kpako ======> someone from a poor background

Kpeme=====> someone is dead

Kpro ====> Relax 

kpom/ igboh=====> indian-helm

Kölöbi or tie-neck ====>To choke-hold someone

Lajest=====> Living

Lakpalakpa========>Many Rash On ur head

Lekpa ==========> Thin (usu used for smbody)

luku luku====> Always gazing or staring at people/ something

Maga=====> A scam victim

Mumu =====> A fool or dull person

Mugu =====> retarded

My heart cold====> suddenly caught fear

Na =====> is or that is

naim=====> and then

na im=====> It is him/her

nothin dey wia (happen)/ no yawa ===> no problem

Obob=====> general name for addressing a friend


obob use ya head oo====>u should behave properly

Odeshi ======> Charm

Ojoro=======> Trick

Olodo====> Dull brain

Olokpa======> cops/police

Omoko====> A fresher or someone learning how d system works

oya=====> Coming to terms of agreement (to accept)

Peper======> Money

Peper rested =======>Having lots of cash

Shak up/shyo =====> drink alcohol

Shayo ========> when someone is drunk

Shenkiz/cury=======> Chics

Shedas /peper/kishi======> Dogh, money

Shikala===> babe

Shit 4 church ======> Messing up

Shuo====> Surprise

Skilashi ======> knows how to play football very well

Skipo=====> football dribbling skills

Spoil runs======>to disrupt one's plans

Sort ========> Bribe


Tay====> Long

Tweleh-tweleh====> slow and steady

U dey Kolo=======>You are Crazy

U use psalm 23 clean yansh/ u shit 4 church====> u have just fucked up

use ya head====> someone should behave wisely

Wetin====> wat

Wich level/ wich way====>How is it going

Woze=====> to slap someone

Yan(wetin i dey yan)==>Talk/flow/gist(wat am i sayin)

Yanga/effizy======> Show off

Yawa don gas o =====> There is trouble

Anyways, to all my hommies reading dis; obob make una chop nurkle...and make una try add more langua under the comment region, which will in turn be included in our database to enable us have a more comprehensive translator.