3. The birth of the Kaitarism

There is no doubt that Nigeria's Sani Kaita was a very silly boy when he saw red for a needless lunge at Greece's Vasileios Torosidis. His 33rd-minute dismissal cost his team the game as a 1-0 lead turned into a 2-1 defeat. It also gave birth to a new word, as this post from Jesse-Pool in a blog I wrote about the match explains in quite some detail:

Kai*ta, Kai*tas, kai*ta'ed, kai*ta'ing

1. To single-handedly dash the hopes and aspirations of one's nation in the full glare of other nations;
2. To karate-kick your way out of the greatest stage/spotlight ever known to man;
3. To destroy/zap/siphon the energies of team-mates plus 140 million people through unexplainable stupidity;
4. To act foolishly, unintelligently or irrationally and IMMEDIATELY regret the action by falling on your knees.

(Etymology: Derived from the dreadful match between Nigeria and lowly Greece at the 2010 Soccer World Cup)

Usage:

"Please, please, do not KAITA what we have been building for 50 years o! Oloshi!"

"I don't care what people say, I will KAITA the multi-billion dollar plan!"

"That man, you know, the hopeless, useless, visionless, KAITAing guy!"

"I was KAITAing until I met Jesus!"

Synonyms:

1. Sabotage
2. Incapacitate
3. Destroy/Demobilize
4. Jeopardize
5. Impair
6. Implode
7. Shege Banza!

57. At 00:30am on 19 Jun 2010, Jesse-Pool wrote:

Here is a new word that was just added into dictionary as a result of yesterday woeful performance by the eagles.



Kai*ta, Kai*tas, kai*ta'ed, kai*ta'ing

1. To single-handedly dash the hopes and aspirations of one's nation in the full glare of other nations
2. To karate-kick your way out of the greatest stage/spotlight ever known to man
3. To destroy/zap/siphon the energies of teammates plus 140 million people through unexplainable stupidity
4. To act foolishly, unintelligently or irrationally and IMMEDIATELY regret the action by falling on your knees

(Etymology: Derived from the dreadful match between Nigeria and lowly Greece at the 2010 Soccer World Cup)

Usage:

"Please, please, do not KAITA what we have been building for 50 years o! Oloshi!"

"I don't care what people say, I will KAITA the multi-billion dollar plan!"

"That man, you know, the hopeless, useless, visionless, KAITAing guy!"

"I was KAITAing until I met Jesus!"


Synonyms:

1. Sabotage
2. Incapacitate
3. Destroy/Demobilize
4. Jeopardize
5. Impair
6. Implode
7. Shege Banza!

OTHER MEANINGS AND DERIVATIVES

KAITA (Kai-ta)
n. Kai*ta

A term that describes a temporary but kaitastrophic loss of mental competency and faculty.
See also Instant Amnesia.
(Source: davidylan)


KAITAISIS (Kai-ta-i-sis)
n. Kai*ta*i*sis

1. A new mental sickness recently discovered by Neurosurgeons. It affects the victim's ability to think right or make right judgement especially when it matters most.

2. Victims often confuse the game of soccer for a karate session. Its derived from the new word KAITA
(Source: tlops)


KAITARIZATION (Kai-ta-ri-za-tion)
n. Kai*ta*ri*za*shen

Kaitarization is the act of being turned into a useless mongol OR a Shaolin Temple soccer player.
(Source: chichi234 & colomb)


KAITA-KAITA (Kai-ta-kai-ta)
n. Kai*ta*kai*ta

Kaita-Kaita means unprecedented confusion and unimaginable pandemonium
Usage: "Kaita-kaita don burst!"
(Source: lizzybabe1)


KAITA (Kai-ta)
n. Kai*ta

A highly explosive bomb needed more in Iraq than in Nigeria
Usage: "Allied Forces just dropped the K-Bomb! Yes! The Kaita! Ladies and gentlemen, the war is over!!!"
(Source: ActiveMan)


KAITARACT (Kai-ta-ra-ct)
n. Kai*ta*ra*kt

A one-of-a-kind eye defect that makes a soccer player see another player as a Jabulani Ball to be kicked
Usage: "Pity, he suffered from a sudden chronic case of Kaitaract"
(Source: we_lycans)

Tmoni:

I dont know who started the Kaita thingy but I am deeply proud of Nigerians here that our "light humour" attempt to swallow our abysmal world cup campaign was recognised and should make others cheer up too, especially the English!!

Rhydem:

They have classed it as somebody elses work sha,  look

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/07/my_world_cup_highs_and_lows_so.html#228022

if you go down.

Nymph node:

Lets sue them for plagiarism and copyright infringement

190:

They lied
BBC lied

Cheii whites
No wonder i hate them
canuck take heart
u were cheated ~

Gunnaz007:

what if canuck is the same person as jesse_pool on the blog bbc referenced?

canuck please clarify cos this copyright thing is damn too bad!!!!

i was so proud of canuck's coinage, but now an intellectual property thieve has taken credit for it; ain'it

Nymph node:

Lets sue them for plagiarism and copyright infringement

Don't mind this yeye jesse_pool jor!

Turns out that BBC discovered that he plagiarised the post from NL, stating "This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the House Rules."

I wish BBC's Paul Fletcher properly referenced NL though. I will unleash Sagamite on him!!! (Sagamite does not suffer incompetent journalists  )

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/06/moment_of_madness_costs_nigeri.html

190:

They lied
BBC lied

Cheii whites
No wonder i hate them
canuck take heart
u were cheated ~

skyndyp:

I knew our Canuck will make headlines with this, but the problem is that people outside NL don't know the author. Thumbs up bro

Tmoni:

I dont know who started the Kaita thingy but I am deeply proud of Nigerians here that our "light humour" attempt to swallow our abysmal world cup campaign was recognised and should make others cheer up too, especially the English!!

Look no further than moi!

Rhydem:

They have classed it as somebody elses work sha, look
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/07/my_world_cup_highs_and_lows_so.html#228022

if you go down.

otum4:

i be GH. Boy, can u believe I saw a lady in ma Facebook friends/contacts who had (copy-pasted) this Canuck's ''masterpiece'' as her status after the match? and she wuz getting all tha complements, I went like naa i have to intervene, poo pain me like e be me do the original thing wey somebody wan take all the glory, atleast copy and add ''from nairaland'' cuz atleast thtz wht I did , so after reading her long backside complementary thread from friends, I juz added mine as '' madam! This is copy and paste at the highest level, u be sharp papa, didn't u get this from Nairaland?'' lol tht wuz the end of her thread of complements she no bizz me wey every1 stop dey comment on the post lol, Mr. CAnuck!, u get brains pass aligoto, cheers bruv from GH.

@otum4 - Thanks for looking out for your broda!!! (BTW what's "GH"? Ghanaian?)

davidif:

KUDOS TO OUR VERY OWN CANNUCK.

@davidif - Thanks man! Up Nairaland!!!

chelseabmw:

good work man.am proud of u canuck