7 English Words Nigerians Use Everyday Which Don’t Exist In The Dictionary

Here are 7 words Nigerians use every day which don’t
exist. These are the kind of words you type into your
phone or computer and it draws a red line underneath it.
Please read on and educate yourself.
(1.) GO- SLOW Although the word ‘go-slow’ appears in the
dictionary, it is wrongly used by many Nigerians. The
word go-slow means a form of industrial action in which
work or progress is deliberately delayed or slowed down.
It does not mean congested traffic, so it is wrong to use it
in that way.
(2.) INSTALMENTALL Y There is no such word in the
English dictionary, this word exists only in the Nigerian
edition dictionary (if such a book exists). The correct
thing to say is ‘in installments’
(3.) OPPORTUNED How many times do you say ‘I was not
opportuned to come’? The correct variants that exist are
‘opporteune’ or ‘opportunity’. The word ‘opportune’ has
no past tense.
(4.) CUNNY “That guy is very cunny”. This is wrong, the
word is ‘cunning’, not cunny. If you want to refer to
someone who is sly or deceitful, use the word ‘cunning’,
‘cunny’ simply does not exist.
(5.) WAKE-KEEPING I’m sure most people will argue with
this, but argue as you may, what you will find in the
dictionary is ‘wake- keep’.
6.) SCREENTOUCH PHONE Oyinbo people made these
devices and called it ‘touchscreen’, by the time the phones
go enter Naija, we rename them ‘screen touch’
(7.) DISVIRGIN No, you did not dis virgin that babe, you
deflowered her, you took away her virginity, but you
certainly did not disvirgin her, because the word
‘disvirgin’ simply does not exist!