If you’re new to the Nigerian dating scene, you might need a dictionary to keep up with the slangs that pop up every three market days. Here, “Chop breakfast” isn’t about your morning meal — it’s the go-to term when you’ve just gotten your heart handed out to you by a wicked lover. And when you hear words like “kpekus” and “gbola”, know it’s about to get unhinged.
We’ve done the Lord’s work and compiled the ultimate guide to help you coast through these slippery streets.
Baddie:
She’s the moment; she’s mother. She’s the babe other babes aspire to be. An expensive maami.
Cruise:
This is a general term for flirting or being playful with the opposite sex.
Chop breakfast:
This means to be dumped or rejected by a romantic partner. Basically, to get your heart broken by a scum.
Love triangle:
Another name for a situationship. It’s mostly used by millennials.
Bae watch:
This is when you’ve made it your life’s mission to know a person’s relationship status. It could also mean watching your partner to ensure they are not cheating.
Friendzone:
Use this term to describe your new location when a potential lover says, “I feel we’re better as friends.”
Ghost:
When you bail on them.
Netflix and chill:
It’s the slang for a sexual encounter masked as a movie night. Run o!
Shoot your shot:
Used when you finally summon the courage to ask your crush out.
Sext:
Basically, E-mekwe.
Tluf tluf:
A coded slang for sexual intercourse.
Talking stage:
Used to describe a potential partner still in the “Getting to know you” stage.
Third wheel:
A single person who loves playing third fiddle to a couple.
Side chick:
She’s the OTHER woman.
Situationship:
A casual relationship without a head or tail but with occasional opportunities for genital slamming.
Fling:
Mostly used by millennials to describe their “Situationship.”
Breadcrumbing:
When the crush has no plans of taking things further, moves like they’ve got your interest at heart. They flirt here or there, send texts and gifts to keep you attached, knowing damn well they plan to stay single.
Mekwe:
It’s pidgin slang for hardcore intercourse.
Genital slamming:
This slang is used to describe hardcore sex.
Konji:
A state of horniness.
We’re a thing:
It’s used to describe a union that’s way past a situation but not yet a relationship.
Knack:
It literally means “to hit,” but in the Nigerian context, it also means “to get laid.”
Buss:
Mostly used by guys, this slang means “to ejaculate”.
Smash:
It means “to get laid”.
Kpekus:
Another name for the female genitalia.
Gbola:
Another name for male phallus.
Shipping:
It means matchmaking two people without their consent. It’s mostly used by BBNaija fans.
Rizz:
It’s another word for charism. For instance, Is your talking stage giving married or single man rizz?
Hookup:
A “No strings attached” sexual encounter.
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