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In our last post we dived into the meaning of ogbonge or og-bon-ke but today we driving into the realm of trending pidgins and slangs In 2025. Here, we will pick fifteen (15) trending Nigerian Pidgin slangs with their meanings and examples of how they’re used in real life. Let's dive into it.
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15 trending pidgins slangs in 2025 with their meaning
1. No gree for anybody
This phrase means not allowing anyone to take advantage of you or shortchange you. (As some would say 'make nobody use your head') a kind of advice for someone not to accept what he or she thinks it not proper or true.
Example 1: If dem try collect dat money, no gree for anybody ooh, abeg.
Example 2: When dem dey talk nonsense for meeting, no gree for anybody, but steeze.
2. Japa
A Yoruba word integrated into Pidgin that means to escape or run and hid. It has to do with fleeing.
Example 1: Guy, things hard for here. I go japa go Canada go stay dia.
Example 2: "If those Agbero cause wahala too much, just japa comot.
3. Sapa
Sapa means to be broke, poor, or in economy .
Example 1: After I pay rent, sapa catch me for two weeks.
Example 2: Since this government enter office for 2023, na so sapa begin catch pipo anyhow.
4. Dey play
Meaning- telling someone to stop wasting time or being unserious, stop joking.
Example 1: You wan write WAEC tomorrow, but you still dey play?
Example 2: "Abeg, no dey play with your future o.
5. Steeze
Steez is formed from the two words: "style" and "ease," used to describe someone with charisma and flair. That is someone with influence.
Example 1: See how Tobi dey dress, him get steeze die!
Example 2: "The way she carry herself, na pure steeze."
6. On colos
On colors meaning - someone who’s not in their right frame of mind, often due to intoxication. Someone believe to be drunk.
Example 1: You see the way that guy dey behave? Him don on colos.
Example 2: Person wey dey on colos no fit make sense talk.
7. E choke
The slang e choke, was popularised by one of the Nigerian musician Davido. Thus, this phrase means shock or surprise.
Example 1: When dem show me the price of the bag, e choke!
Example 2: E choke when I hear say Bola win jackpot.
8. Abeg
A polite or humble way of saying please, asking for help or excuse me.
Example 1: Abeg, you fit borrow me your charger make I powa my phone?
Example 2: I no sabi where the road dey, Abeg show me.
9. No wahala
No wahala simply Means: no problem, it's fine or it’s okay.
Example 1: You no go fit come today again abi? No wahala, we go talk later for phone.
Example 2: Dem delay me for work well well, but no wahala, I go take okada.
10. Shey you dey whine me ni?
A playful phrase or slang or sarcastic question meaning,- Are you joking with me? It's often used when something is unbelievable.
Example 1: You talk say food na free for Lagos? Shey you dey whine me ni?
Example 2: How you go say you no sabi him name? Shey you dey whine me?
11. Wetin dey sup?
This means - What’s happening? or What’s going on? Or what is the problem.
Example 1: Wetin dey sup for this area wey everyone just dey vex?
Example 2: I see you dey happy. Wetin dey sup?
12. Carry go
carry go, meaning an, approval, encouragement to proceed or move forward.
Example 1: You sabi the work well, carry go!
Example 2: No let anybody discourage you. Carry go, my guy.
13. How far?
A fun greeting that means How are you? or What’s up?
Example 1: How far, bros? Long time no see.
Example 2: How far with the project wey you be dey do?
14. Omo
An exclamatory slang/word meaning Wow! or expressing excitement, amazement, or frustration.
Example 1: Omo, this your shoe fine die!"
Example 2: Omo, the queue for bank today no be here.
15. Las Las
A phrase meaning -At the end of the day" or Eventually or finally.
Example 1: Las las, we go still make am in life.
Example 2: No worry, las las everything go dey okay.
These are the 15 top trending pidgins and slangs Nigeria for the year 2025. We are on the lookout for new ones.
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