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The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by sukkot: 9:39am On Aug 12, 2023
so we have all come across those surnames. well i can deconstruct them all to get their true meaning. here are some examples


SHACLEFORD - means someone who is enslaved
MOORE - means a nonentity
SHAW - means a displaced person
COMBE - means someone in a lowly state
SANTOS - means a law giver who has lost his authority
SIMPSON - means a stupid person
SILVA - means a spiritually dead entity. zombie
ROBERTS - means a zombie
etc etc etc

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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by Ishilove: 9:48am On Aug 12, 2023
Sauce?
Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by sukkot: 9:52am On Aug 12, 2023
Ishilove:
Sauce?
oh there is no source. i do the decodes myself. dictionary
Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by GloriousGbola: 9:59am On Aug 12, 2023
Ishilove:
Sauce?

Which kain jamb question be this. Sukkots weed stash

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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by kkins25(m): 10:01am On Aug 12, 2023
GloriousGbola:


Which kain jamb question be this. Sukkots weed stash
grin cheesy

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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by sukkot: 10:04am On Aug 12, 2023
GloriousGbola:


Which kain jamb question be this. Sukkots weed stash
lol its actually dictionary for the most part. like whats dictionary meaning of SIMP ? then you can do SIMP-SON

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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by Ishilove: 10:11am On Aug 12, 2023
GloriousGbola:


Which kain jamb question be this. Sukkots weed stash
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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by donbachi(m): 10:15am On Aug 12, 2023
Ishilove:
Sauce?
saucekid
Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by Solofresh2: 12:20pm On Aug 12, 2023
sukkot:
so we have all come across those surnames. well i can deconstruct them all to get their true meaning. here are some examples


SHACLEFORD - means someone who is enslaved
MOORE - means a nonentity
SHAW - means a displaced person
COMBE - means someone in a lowly state
SANTOS - means a law giver who has lost his authority
SIMPSON - means a stupid person
SILVA - means a spiritually dead entity. zombie
ROBERTS - means a zombie
etc etc etc

I have always known Simpson to be a stupid fellow grin

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Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by sukkot: 7:03pm On Aug 12, 2023
Solofresh2:
I have always known Simpson to be a stupid fellow grin
cheesy cheesy Oh the cartoon guy grin
Re: The Real Hidden Meanings Behind Those Lagosian English Surnames. And Its Bad by Solofresh2: 7:45pm On Aug 12, 2023
sukkot:
cheesy cheesy Oh the cartoon guy grin
grin

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