Wad:
Rich e.g Dat business man wad well-well.
Wadded: Rich e.g Di guy dey wadded no bi
small.
Wado: Urhobo greeting e.g Internet surfers Wado.
Wahala: Trouble.
Waffi: Warri. Town in Delta State, Nigeria.
Wak: Eat.
Waka: 1. Walk.2. Frequent visits to a Juju
practitioner e.g. Dat man sabi waka o!
Waka about: 1. One who is always on the road.
Waka-jugbe: One constantly loitering about.
Waka waka: See Waka about.
Waka pass : To act as extra in Nigerian movie. i.e.
- to have a walk on role.
Walahi: I swear. Also Walai.
Wan: One.
Wan wan: One each.
Wash: Use a newly acquired item for the first time.
If new car is bought washing includes prayer for safe
travelling after which drinks are served.
Wash hand now: Come and join me in this meal.
Waszup guy: 1. Young up start. 2. One trying hard to
be trendy.
Watch night : 1. Night vigil 2. Security guard. See
Mayguard
Wata: Water.
Wata and garri make eba: Rude reply to a question
beginning with �What�.
Wata pass garri: Things have reached breaking point.
Waya: 1. Wonderful 2. Tough like steel wire. 3.
Pangs of hunger e.g. See how hungry waya man.
Wayo: Trickery.
Wa-zo-bia: 1. Contraction of the Yoruba, Hausa and
Igbo (Major tribes in Nigeria) word for come here.
2. Used for anything pertaining to every tribe in
Nigeria. 2. Unity and Federal character. 3. Things
pertaining to Nigeria. See Naija.
We no see yua brake light: 1. We haven't seen you
for ages. 2. You sped right past us without stopping to
say hello
We two: The two of us.
Weak for bodi: In a state of shock e.g Dat news make
us weak for bodi.
Wear: 1. Board a bus e.g I go wear bus reach Tinubu.
Wear same trousa: 1. We would fight e.g If you chop
dat money we go wear di same trousa today.
Wee wee: Marijuana.
Weather man: Poor man. See Suffer man.
Well well: Very well. This kind of repetition is
common in pidgin English and is used for increased
emphasis. e.g. True true, Tey tey, quick quick, tear
tear and chop chop.
Wetin: 1. What is? E.g Wetin bi yua name?
Wetin call: Private parts.
Wetin concern government: What is my business?
Wetin concern Agbero with over load: 1. That's not
my business. 2. I don't care.
Wetin dey do you?: What�s wrong with you?
Wetin time talk: What is the time?
Wetin yua eye find go dia: 1. You should not be
looking there. 2. Mind your own business.
Wetin yua time talk: What is the time?
Wey: Who e.g The Obioma wey sew mai trousa
dey pass.
What's doing you?: What is wrong with you? Also
Wetin dey do you?
What's your own?: What's your problem? also - Wetin
be yua own now? And Na wetin?
Which day?: When? E.g Which day you begin go
gym?
Which one: 1. Hello e.g Ol' boy which ones
now. 2. What is e.g Which one be dis?
Which one you dey?: 1. What's wrong with you? 2.
Whose side are you on anyway?
Which level?: Hello.
Whinch: Witch.
Whinchi: 1. Bedevil.
Who born?: Derisive. Used when someone claims to be
able to do the unattainable. 1. You can not do it e.g.
Who born monkey?
Who born monkey?: See Who born.
Who know man: 1. Nepotism. 2. Being well connected
especially in government.
Who no know go know: Threat meaning - Whoever is
claiming not to know will know without a shadow of
doubt. Also Who no sabi go sabi.
Whosai!: 1. Never! 2. Impossible. Also For where!
Wipe: Slap across the face e.g If you talk am again
I go wipe you now now. Also - Land you slap, Land
you dorti slap, Sound you and Tear you slap.
Wit: With.
Without: Meal bought in Buka without meat due to
financial hardships e.g Madam gi mi four Naira Eba plus
Ogbono without. Also by force vegetarian.
Woman Lappa: Man easily controlled by his woman.
Won: One. see also - Wan.
Wor wor: Ugly.
Wuru-wuru: Underhanded methods. See Mago mago.
