7 English Words Nigerians Use Everyday Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary

Here are 7 words Nigerians use every
day which don’t exist. These are the kind
of words you type into your phone or
computer and it draws a red line
underneath it. Please read on and
educate yourself.
(1.) GO- SLOW Although the word ‘go-
slow’ appears in the dictionary, it is
wrongly used by many Nigerians. The
word go-slow means a form of industrial
action in which work or progress is
deliberately delayed or slowed down. It
does not mean congested traffic, so it is
wrong to use it in that way.
(2.) INSTALMENTALLY There is no such
word in the English dictionary, this word
exists only in the Nigerian edition
dictionary (if such a book exists). The
correct thing to say is ‘in installments’
(3.) OPPORTUNED How many times do you
say ‘I was not opportuned to come’? The
correct variants that exist are
‘opporteune’ or ‘opportunity’. The word
‘opportune’ has no past tense.
(4.) CUNNY “That guy is very cunny”. This
is wrong, the word is ‘cunning’, not
cunny. If you want to refer to someone
who is sly or deceitful, use the word
‘cunning’, ‘cunny’ simply does not exist.
(5.) WAKE-KEEPING I’m sure most people
will argue with this, but argue as you
may, what you will find in the dictionary
is ‘wake- keep’. (
6.) SCREENTOUCH PHONE Oyinbo people
made these devices and called it
‘touchscreen’, by the time the phones go
enter Naija, we rename them ‘screen
touch’
(7.) DISVIRGIN No, you did not dis virgin
that babe, you deflowered her, you took
away her virginity, but you certainly did
not disvirgin her, because the word
‘disvirgin’ simply does not exist!