Full List: 29 Nigerian words in Oxford dictionary latest update

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Here is a list of the new Nigerian words and senses added to the OED in the latest update:“Of, relating to, or used in agriculture;=agricultural adj. Now chiefly West African.

”“A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked food at low prices. Cf. bukateria n., mama put n. Frequently as a modifier…”“A roadside restaurant or street stall with a seating area, selling cooked food at low prices. Cf. buka n., mama put n.”“transitive. Ghanaian English and Nigerian English. To acquire quickly and easily. Frequently in negative sense: to misappropriate, extort, or…”“Bribery and corruption in public life; misappropriation or embezzlement of funds.

In extended use: to start .”“Nigerian English. Idle chat, gossip. Also: an instance of this, a rumour or piece of gossip.”guber, adj.:“The Nigerian Hausa-language film industry, based in Kano; Kano regarded as the centre of this industry. Cf. Nollywood n.”“In singular and plural.

 

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