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Monday, March 21, 2011

Naija Internet Lingo - How much of it is for real?


You might have come across some of these Naija internet slangs and gotten confused; I decided to go on a search to find them out and got results. Infact what I found is quite surprising and I'm wondering...do Naija folks really use these on the Internet? I know of some but the others...?

1. LWKM - Laugh wan kill me


2. LWKMD - Laugh wan kill me die

3. MIDG - make i dey go

4. WGYL - we go yarn later

5. IGA - I gbadun am

6. ICS - I can't shout

7. DJM - Don't jealous me

8. WBDM - Who born d maga

9. UDC - U de craze

10. NUS - Na u sabi

11. WSU - who send u

12. OSABZ - over sabi

13. ITK - I too know

14. WDH - wetin dey happen

15. NDH - nutin dey happen

16. FMJ - free me jo

17. BBP - bad bele people

18. HUD - how u dey

19. WKP - waka pass

20. BBG - baby girl

21. KKL - Kokolette

22. MML - mamalette

23 GFF- Gbono fe le fe le (e.g., she GFF)

24. NTT - Na true talk

25. IKU - It koncain u?

26. NDM - no dull me

27. LGT - let's goo there

28. IFSA - I for slap am

29. IGDO - I go die o

30. YB - Yess boss

31. NLT - No long thing

32. 2GB - 2 gbaski (e.g., the song 2GB!)

33. CWJ - carry waka jorh

34. WBYO - wetin be your own

35. U2D - U 2 do

36. U2DV - U 2 dey vex

37. MKG - maka gini?

38. WSDP - who send dem papa

39. INS - i no send

40. INFS - i no fit shout

41. WWY - who wan yarn

42. NBST - no be small thing

43. NWO - na wah oooooo

44. NMA - no mind am

45. MIHW - make i hear word

46. NBL - no be lie

47. NB? - na beans?

48 wd - wetin dey

49. UNGKM - u no go kill me

50. o2s - omo 2 sexy

51. UTMG - You Try My Guy

52. UR2M = You are too much


Are any of you familiar with these slangs or they are kind of far fetched?
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8 comments:

  1. OlufunkeMarch 21, 2011 at 4:40 PM

    Very interesting list. I have been trying to get familiar with some, esp LWKMD, some I am seeing for the first time. I should add
    SMHISM I- " shake my head in slow motion"

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  2. HarryMarch 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM

    LOL...

    Well I use LWKMD a lot...

    The rest.... yea... They are a little far fetched... How can someone keep all these in their head?

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  3. Jennifer A.March 22, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    LOLLLL....

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  4. olaoluwatomiMarch 22, 2011 at 2:20 AM

    The 1st two are things i see but I have never used any of the slangs on the list! Full confession I dont text, write or IM in slang. My only concession is k for ok and brb for be right back!

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  5. OmoregeeMarch 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Most of 'em are new to me.....only familiar with the popular ones...LWKM, ROTFLMAO-Rolling on the floor laffing my a** off, SMH-Shaking my head.

    I guess these slangs are Naija customized.

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  6. MyneMarch 23, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Oh boy, we're missing you on Naija Stories o, lol...

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  7. BSNCMarch 24, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    lol believe it or not the only one i know is LWKM.

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  8. AfronutsMarch 24, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    @olufunke…SMHISM, nice one.

    @Harry Itie…I guess we’ll just say…na small small…lol!

    @Jaycee…*chuckle*

    @olaoluwa…believe me…Ive never used them either!

    @omoregee…abi? But lets just say, internet lingo is growing fast everyday

    @Myne…Guilty as charged! Now that you say it, I promise I’ll be back on Naija stories very soon!

    @BSNC…You try jare. Pesin wey no know any b4 nko?

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