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Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:38pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
Cars are amazing technological feats that litter our roads round the world today. Every passing year witnesses the debut of a new model or some incredible modification on an existing model. But I’m not here to examine car models or talk about which is the newest innovation. I’m here to talk about the funny names Nigerians give these cars! It’s amazing how some cars that have become popular end up getting nicknames which are usually as a result of situations surrounding them or their looks. I took some time to gather as much as I could on the famous car models that were notorious for one thing or the other way back then and presently today. The Honda series are usually very notorious for getting names. cc: lalasticlala cc: ishilove cc: seun |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:41pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
‘Pure Water’
Honda Accord 1986
This dude became the people’s favorite among
regular sedans in Nigeria. Each time someone
thought of buying a car, this Honda was not far
off from the consideration list. It became so
common that Nigerians nicknamed it ‘Pure Water’
because sachet water was the most accessible
commodity anywhere 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by BTT(m): 2:41pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
MRLINGTON: Make I spread mat for here... |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:42pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
‘Alla’
Honda Accord 1990
This was another favorite that continued where the
86’ model had left off. It was a heavy amongst
the Hausas of northern Nigeria who were obsessed
with it. This is how it came to be nicknamed ‘Alla’
because its supposedly said that when a Hausa
man boasted about his Honda, he would go; ‘Na
my Honda, Allah!’ 1 Like
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:43pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
‘Bulldog’
Honda Accord 1995
This ride gained its nickname because of the way
its back was shaped and the way it sat on the
ground – like a bulldog.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:44pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
‘Baby boy’
Honda Accord 1998
The circumstances surrounding this car’s nickname
is quite funny. The car sort of became popular
after it was spotted in John Singleton’s film titled
‘Baby boy’ which starred Tyrese Gibson in the lead
role. Tyrese is seen cruising this Honda with cute
alloys in many scenes in the movie. my bro's latest sha
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:45pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
‘End of Discussion’
Honda Accord 2003
It was the tagline of its Ad that made this car
popular as well as its Iv-Tec engine. The Ad simply
said – ‘The New Honda Accord. End of Discussion.’
People loved this ride and it caught on like
wildfire. However, the nickname ‘Iv-Tech’ later took
over the former.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:46pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Anaconda/Evil Spirit'
Honda Accord 2009
When this Honda came out last year, people were
alarmed because it had one heck of a scary look
when you first came across it, and it was BIG
compared to its past models. It got its nickname
from the look of its healamps which look as
menacing as the notorious Anaconda snake of the
amazon jungle. The evil look of the headlamps
also gained it a second nickname of ‘Evil Spirit’.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:51pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Orobo'
Toyota Camry 1992
This Toyota Camry probably marked the
beginning of the ‘fattening up’ of the Camry
range. Its longness and rotundness earned it the
nickname ‘Orobo’ which is a Yoruba/pidgin lingo
for ‘Fatso’.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:52pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Millenium'
Toyota Camry 1998
Suddenly Toyota must have thought it was time
to slim down and introduced a slimmer model
that became popular in Nigeria till today. The
problem is, it didn’t have any distinctive
nickname. The only name I ever gathered it was
called was ‘Millenium’ because it came out in the
year 2000; when we entered the millennium.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:53pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Big for nothing'
Toyota Camry 2004
The name probably came as a disdain registered
by Nigerians at Toyota’s sudden decision to
‘fatten’ up the Camry again. This time it was so
big and bogus that it was nobody seemed to see
any use for its bigness.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:54pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Muscle'
Toyota Camry 2007
This car turned out to be a correction over the ‘Big
for nothing’ because now all the bigness was put
to good use; the car had curves that accentuated
its beauty and gave it a distinct look; curves
people referred to as ‘muscles’. Nigerians couldn’t
resist calling this beauty the ‘Toyota Muscle’.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:55pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'Beast'
Mercedes Benz 600 1995
This car was a huge monster that came out before
most asian cars got into the bigness parade. It
was never regarded as a regular car and was seen
to eat up space. It was so massive and ugly it
became rare and Nigerians just called it ‘the
beast’.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by MRLINGTON(m): 2:56pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
'V Boot/ V Nyansh'
Mercedes Benz 300 1990
This ride caught Naija by storm. Nigerians fell
head over heels in love with it. It was majestic
and a beaut in its time. The design at that time
was unique and its nickname, ‘V boot’, was
derived from the unique shape of its boot which
was later made sexy with the pidgin term ‘V
Nyansh’.
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Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by yak(m): 3:02pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
MRLINGTON:. Dis car got d name drop lite and pencil cos of d shape of d back light |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by Nobody: 3:03pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
wot of Ijapa 4 volkswagen |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by mikolo80: 3:18pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
MRLINGTON:'muzzle'(with thick Yoruba accent) not muscle |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by Humblega(m): 4:20pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
Naija |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by ObiOkpor(m): 5:11pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
Watching....... |
Re: Funny Names Nigerians Give Cars- Photos by odeku457(m): 8:52pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
Nice write up. (Y) |
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