Abeg
"Abeg, stop dulling me with this long story, just tell me if you fit come to the owambe on Saturday or not, the jollof no dey wait"
Abi
"You said you would be here by seven, abi? Because I have been waiting outside for thirty minutes in this heat"
Chop life
"After finishing that big project at work she said forget saving, time to chop life, booked a beach holiday that same evening."
E choke
"Bros that wedding venue was stunning, the decorations everywhere, the food was fire, honestly e choke no be small thing"
How far
"How far na, I never see you since that wedding in Ibadan, abeg send me your number so we fit link up this weekend"
Japa
"My guy finally got his visa sorted, he don japa to Canada last week and the first thing he posted was snow falling on his head."
No wahala
"You forgot the drinks at home? No wahala, bro. We will stop at that new shop on the corner, grab what we need, and still make it before kickoff."
Omo
"Omo, this guy just reversed into a brand new Benz in the car park, looked at the damage, shrugged, and drove off like nothing happened."
Sabi
"That new mechanic down the road sabi fix anything, I swear. Brought my car in making six different noises and he sorted it in twenty minutes flat."
Shakara
"See this babe, she dey do shakara since morning like say she no dey check her phone every two minutes waiting for his message."
Shine your eye
"That guy is all sweet talk and no action, my friend shine your eye before you give him another chance"
Wahala
"My boss called me on a Sunday morning talking about urgent meeting. Wahala don dey, because last time he said urgent they fired three people and moved my desk."
Alamak
"Alamak, I left my wallet at the kopitiam and now I cannot tap in for the bus, can you PayNow me ten dollars ah, I return you tonight"
Blur like sotong
"She showed up to the meeting on Wednesday when it was moved to Thursday. Someone even sent three reminders. Blur like sotong, this one, honest to goodness."
Bojio
"You went to that new ramen place last night and posted it all over your stories? Bojio! I was sitting at home eating instant noodles like a fool."
Can or not
"The reservation is for eight but we are running late, reach at eight-thirty can or not? Just let the restaurant know lah"
Chope
"Eh quick lah, chope that corner table with your tissue packet before that group in matching shirts gets there, I go and buy the chicken rice first"
Kiasu
"She registered her kid for piano, swimming, and coding all at age four lah. Super kiasu but what to do, everyone doing the same"
Lah
"Just go try lah, worst that can happen is they say no. Nothing to lose one, stop overthinking everything"
Paiseh
"Paiseh, can I squeeze past you to grab that last piece of chicken rice? The auntie behind the counter already gave me the look because I took too long deciding."
Shiok
"Wah the laksa here is shiok lah, damn shiok. I already want to order another bowl and I am not even halfway done"
Sian
"Three hours of training on new software nobody asked for. Everyone in the room was sian to the max, just staring at the clock praying for lunch."
Steady lah
"She finished the whole presentation without notes and answered every question on the spot, wah steady lah this one, confirm plus chop getting promoted."
Achha
"Achha, so you are telling me you studied all night but somehow slept through the exam? Achha achha, very interesting story, let me just check your Netflix history real quick."
Bakwaas
"Arre yaar, what bakwaas excuse is this? You were online the whole time, just say you did not want to come"
Chakka jam
"Left for the airport three hours early and still almost missed the flight because of a full chakka jam on the highway. An overturned truck, two weddings, and a cow."
Do the needful
"I have attached the documents and forwarded the approval chain. Kindly do the needful by end of day. And by that I mean today, not your version of today."
Jugaad
"No cable to charge the laptop, bhai used two wires and a socket adapter. Classic jugaad and it worked fine"
Prepone
"Boss wants to prepone the client call to 9 AM instead of 11. That means waking up at 7 on a Monday, which honestly should be against the Geneva Convention."
Timepass
"Yaar that movie was total timepass, no story, no logic, but honestly we all had a decent time watching it"
Yaar
"Yaar, I told you not to eat the canteen biryani on a Monday. Now look at you, holding your stomach like you swallowed a grenade, and the meeting starts soon."