“Something hooge” is a term for anticipation or expectation. It became a street vocabulary, particularly due to the way he used the term in his skits: laying emphasis on huge!
That slang became an anthem among men as a piece of advice to mostly those they term as casanovas Something hoogeĪside Tinubu’s comment, Nigerian comedian and skit maker Emmanuel Chuwkwuemeka Ejekwu better known as Sabinus also popularised another buzzword – “something hooge”. Olorun a wa pelu e” which means “Be careful of ladies. In what seemed like a vision, he crossed to the side of the road and told a man in his car, “Sora fun obirin ooo. The term was derived from a viral video of an Akure preacher in which he spoke against indecent dressing. Now that I have told you what “emi lokan” means, let’s find out about “sora fun obirin”. “Emi lokan” is a Yoruba phrase that is translated as “It is my turn” and has since Tinubu’s June 2022 comment in Ogun gained mileage on social media.Īway from social media, Nigerians now use Emi lokan in different contexts which boil down to ‘ownership’. The former Lagos State governor used the phrase in a gathering in Abeokuta, Ogun State while making a case for himself ahead of the APC presidential primary earlier in the year.
It also means a man with a large heart and one who makes things happen! Emi lokanĪway from doings, the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, also helped popularise another slang Emi lokan. It is an exclamation when an individual appears to live large or show off wealth. Similarly, “doings” was among the most used slang for the year in Nigeria. I mean, it’s not like you have to pay to do this! So, if you know where they see the love, please share it with us! Doings! Singles better called ‘Single pringles’ usually take to the comment section asking “Na where una dey see dis love?” (How did you people do this?) Well, it’s never out of place to ask such a question. This question is often used whenever two lovers flaunt pictures of themselves on social media. A person in Lagos might tell you they want to “japa” to Abuja. The lingo can also mean travelling to other places within the country. Youths have caught the “japa” bug and are either going abroad for study, work, or other purposes. But once you hear “Japa”, it tells you the person wants to travel abroad.
“Japa” originated from the Yoruba language and it means to run swiftly.
Once “pepper don set”, plenty plans can become realities which is why “japa” is now a common jargon among Nigerian youths. When pepper is set, December, as they say, will be ‘detty’ (be fun)! “Pepper don set” is an announcement that ‘money is here’ in abundance. Pepper in this context is a reference to money.
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