Can people just write some Igbo slang for me, as much as you know, and tell me what it means in English
Buy any chance if it sounds better in ur dialect please put it in your dialect and in standard Igbo if u can

op stick to ur dialect.shikena#

Princessderaa why nah
That was cold

OP the only one I know is alobam
In fact all the slang that they sing in these Igbo-hip-hop songs, by artists like Phyno Zoro Ruffcoin Slowdogg etc.

MrsPhyno:
Princessderaa why nah
That was cold

OP the only one I know is alobam
In fact all the slang that they sing in these Igbo-hip-hop songs, by artists like Phyno Zoro Ruffcoin Slowdogg etc.

Exactly! Most of these artistes music is full of slangs.

These are a few:

Odieshi
Anu nwelu obi
Nkwanta - Skirmish/little shoving match
I chago kwa anya, i se go kwa ife?

Princessderaa:
op stick to ur dialect.shikena#

What you mean

Phut:

Exactly! Most of these artistes music is full of slangs.
These are a few:
Odieshi
Anu nwelu obi
Nkwanta - Skirmish/little shoving match
I chago kwa anya, i se go kwa ife?

what did she mean

MrsPhyno:
Princessderaa why nah
That was cold

OP the only one I know is alobam
In fact all the slang that they sing in these Igbo-hip-hop songs, by artists like Phyno Zoro Ruffcoin Slowdogg etc.

mrsphyno am just wondering y De op want to Kn "some" Igbo slangs.

op "looks"like anti Igbo.

Princessderaa:


mrsphyno am just wondering y De op want to Kn "some" Igbo slangs.

op "looks"like anti Igbo.

Oh and it's true sha......

Hopefully not.

I thought maybe he's an Igbo boy that doesn't speak Igbo? Iono

Joshuaiwe:

What you mean what did she mean

Odieshi literally means, its not leaking. Used to refer to tough guys who never cry.

Anu nwelu obi means a beast with a heart/conscience. Phyno referred to himself as such in one of his songs

MrsPhyno:
Oh and it's true sha......
Hopefully not.
I thought maybe he's an Igbo boy that doesn't speak Igbo? Iono

Errrm guess he's a Yoruba guy

Princessderaa:



Errrm guess he's a Yoruba guy

Haha detective skills on fleek

Oya OP tell us the truth

Phut:



Anu nwelu obi means a beast with a heart/conscience. Phyno referred to himself as such in one of his songs

In this context, it's more like 'a brave/fearless beast' or 'a hard-hearted animal' than 'a beast with a conscience'.

Radoillo:


In this context, it's more like 'a brave/fearless beast' or 'a hard-hearted animal' than 'a beast with a conscience'.

Thanks for the correction. Seems I was too literal with it

Phut:


Thanks for the correction. Seems I was too literal with it

I wouldn't say 'too literal'; I would say too 'English'.

'To have a heart' in English figurative speech means what you interpreted it as -- 'to have a conscience'; in Igbo it could mean the exact opposite.

Interesting how different peoples would come up with very different meanings (opposite meanings even) for the same expressions.

Onye ngbu is an Anambra slang meaning a weakling...Guy ayi anaro azu ndi mgbu.
Arubam is an Anambra slang meaning my "G" or my Nigga.
Nkolo is Anambra slang meaning my hood,or my end.
"Ofego aka" means he is gone.
"Opia nkpulu" means gunslinger.
"Umu mma" means bevy of beauties.
"Wusa aru" means relax or chill out.

" Onye isi okanga" means a trend setter.
"Nwanne mulu anya" means to be alert.
"Icha anya" means to get stoned...guy ichagokwa anya? Nwanne,isegokwa ife? Phyno comes to mind.
"Onye okuku" money spender....guys na aku-aku.

Radoillo:


I wouldn't say 'too literal'; I would say too 'English'.

'To have a heart' in English figurative speech means what you interpreted it as -- 'to have a conscience'; in Igbo it could mean the exact opposite.

Interesting how different peoples would come up with very different meanings (opposite meanings even) for the same expressions.

Hahaha! Now you are pulling my leg. I do have to confess that I tend to think in English and then translate to Igbo (in my mind).

Radoillo I need to ask you something. Phyno and Stormrex say "Yetuye" or something to that effect. Does it mean maka?

A few I remember from my old hood (Enugu):

Ikpa owa -- to drive (especially expertly)

Ikpu Uzu -- bodybuilding, especially if it involves weight lifting (Literally ikpu Uzu refers to blacksmithing)

Gbawa door -- get out (Literally meaning: Kick down the door)

Kupu -- same meaning as 'Gbawa door'.

Ndi Asai -- mad people (Asai comes from assylum) 'Kupulu ndi Asai (as Phyno said on the track) means 'Stay away/Get away from mad people'.

Ndi Eke -- The police (literally 'python people' --- I don't know how they got that name)

Oringo - means 'fun'.

Ita mgbe/iñu mgbe -high school slang that means 'playing truant' or 'skipping classes'. Literally means 'eating/drinking time'.

Iku olu - to stop one's plans from succeeding. ('Ha cho k'olu m kuo' - they want my plans to fail [Phyno's line])

Ito isi - Means 'giving a girl oral'. (Literally sounds like 'undoing braids')

Phut:


Hahaha! Now you are pulling my leg. I do have to confess that I tend to think in English and then translate to Igbo (in my mind).

Radoillo I need to ask you something. Phyno and Stormrex say "Yetuye" or something to that effect. Does it mean maka?

Which song?

I think it's 'year to year' and not 'yetuye'. Phyno has said that on a number of tracks. But if you tell me which song you heard it on, I could be doubly sure.

Radoillo:


Which song?

I think it's 'year to year' and not 'yetuye'. Phyno has said that on a number of tracks. But if you tell me which song you heard it on, I could be doubly sure.

You just might be correct. They say the word/phrase and then after it comes: so gi ka'm ga na ekpere

MrsPhyno:

Oh and it's true sha......

Hopefully not.

I thought maybe he's an Igbo boy that doesn't speak Igbo? Iono

And the winner is.... Mrs phyno.
For goodness sake how in the world did I appear anti Igbo it's ridiculous how words can lose their meaning when transferred to another persons screen. I'm learning to speak Igbo atm. Well I wouldn't say I don't speak tbh. I'm comfortable speaking while asking for a word here and there but I don't know that much slang and listening to Igbo music doesn't help because I'll here what they say but I recognize it as a slang and don't know what it means. I think this happened because I took more interest in proverbs than slang so here I am asking Igbo
people to tell me some. And I just got called anti Igbo.

Joshuaiwe:


And the winner is.... Mrs phyno.
For goodness sake how in the world did I appear anti Igbo it's ridiculous how words can lose their meaning when transferred to another persons screen. I'm learning to speak Igbo atm. Well I wouldn't say I don't speak tbh. I'm comfortable speaking while asking for a word here and there but I don't know that much slang and listening to Igbo music doesn't help because I'll here what they say but I recognize it as a slang and don't know what it means. I think this happened because I took more interest in proverbs than slang so here I am asking Igbo
people to tell me some. And I just got called anti Igbo.

Hmm no vex for her
It's a misunderstanding

Princessderaa:
op stick to ur dialect.shikena#

Omg I just realized you meant to say language. Lol I'm already doing that!

MrsPhyno:

Hmm no vex for her
It's a misunderstanding

Lol I'm alright! But thanks for commenting

@ Joshuaiwe: you asked for slangs. Odenigbo has given you quite a few and so has Radoillo. But no interaction/feedback whatsoever for you. Abi na asampete you come find for here?

OdenigboAroli:
" Onye isi okanga" means a trend setter.
"Nwanne mulu anya" means to be alert.
"Icha anya" means to get stoned...guy ichagokwa anya? Nwanne,isegokwa ife? Phyno comes to mind.
"Onye okuku" money spender....guys na aku-aku.

Is it like telling them to be awake or saying that they are awake thank you!

Wait i dont get kupu too well is it like telling some one to get out?
Cuz like in phynos song nnunu phyno says nnunu machawa Akwa anyi ga kupu there
What does kupu mean in that instance
But thanks a ton daalunu!

Radoillo:
A few I remember from my old hood (Enugu):

Ikpa owa -- to drive (especially expertly)

Ikpu Uzu -- bodybuilding, especially if it involves weight lifting (Literally ikpu Uzu refers to blacksmithing)

Gbawa door -- get out (Literally meaning: Kick down the door)

Kupu -- same meaning as 'Gbawa door'.

Ndi Asai -- mad people (Asai comes from assylum) 'Kupulu ndi Asai (as Phyno said on the track) means 'Stay away/Get away from mad people'.

Ndi Eke -- The police (literally 'python people' --- I don't know how they got that name)

Oringo - means 'fun'.

Ita mgbe/iñu mgbe -high school slang that means 'playing truant' or 'skipping classes'. Literally means 'eating/drinking time'.

Iku olu - to stop one's plans from succeeding. ('Ha cho k'olu m kuo' - they want my plans to fail [Phyno's line])

Ito isi - Means 'giving a girl oral'. (Literally sounds like 'undoing braids')

Phut:
@ Joshuaiwe: you asked for slangs. Odenigbo has given you quite a few and so has Radoillo. But no interaction/feedback whatsoever for you. Abi na asampete you come find for here?

No that's not why I'm here but thank you for reminding me I actually had planned to come and look at them in one sitting and then respond
Then I forgot to come back sorry! But thanks for reminding me

Phut:


Exactly! Most of these artistes music is full of slangs.

These are a few:

Odieshi
Anu nwelu obi
Nkwanta - Skirmish/little shoving match
I chago kwa anya, i se go kwa ife?

Is odieshi like when people joke about bullets can't do them anything they say they have odieshi?

Radoillo:


In this context, it's more like 'a brave/fearless beast' or 'a hard-hearted animal' than 'a beast with a conscience'.

But now how do you apply this tho do you call somebody this when they're being a boss like

Phut
Did you ever end up listening to that Zoro song 042

And 'icholiya' na slang be dat abi na proper Igbo?

You used 'anu' to mean beast. I thought anu means meat ? Double meaning?

Nnunu in the context Phyno used it in is slang too sha. He's really popularizing a lot of slang

OdenigboAroli:
Onye ngbu is an Anambra slang meaning a weakling...Guy ayi anaro azu ndi mgbu.
Arubam is an Anambra slang meaning my "G" or my Nigga.
Nkolo is Anambra slang meaning my hood,or my end.
"Ofego aka" means he is gone.
"Opia nkpulu" means gunslinger.
"Umu mma" means bevy of beauties.
"Wusa aru" means relax or chill out.

In Nkolo is it the o as in toe or o as in o
And can I use the Ofego aka for inanimate things
And what does wusa literally mean

Thanks a lot!

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MrsPhyno:
Phut
Did you ever end up listening to that Zoro song 042

Oh I know that song!