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WORDS USED BY NIGERIANS BUT NOT FOUND IN ANY DICTIONARY*

1.*Installmentally:*
*This “word” is a favourite of many Nigerians, but, sadly, it simply does not exist. You won’t find it any reputable dictionary. The correct thing to say when “installmentally” comes to your mind is in "instalments" or "by instalments."*

*2. Plumpy:*
*Nigerians use “plumpy” when they want to say that someone is chubby or slightly fat. The correct expression is "plump."*

*3. Disvirgin:*
*This particular “word” is used severally on a daily basis, especially by Nigerian men when they intend saying that a woman has lost her virginity to a guy. The correct word to use is "deflower" because “disvirgin” is not a word.*

*4. Crosscarpeting:*
*This is a favourite of Nigerian politicians and political analysts alike. They use it when they want to say that a politician has dumped his political party for another party, usually a rival party. The right terms to use when describing this scenario are "party switching, "defection" and "crossing the floor" and not “cross-carpeting” or “crosscarpeting.”*

*5. Go-Slow 😗
*The word go-slow exists, but not in the way Nigerians use it. A “go-slow,” in the peculiarly Nigerian context, is a situation in which road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues. However, go-slow in the English language actually means "an industrial tactic used by employees whereby they intentionally reduce activity, productivity and efficiency in order to press home some demands." When this happens, you say that work in the office, factory, or organization is at a go-slow. The correct terms to use when road traffic is very sluggish due to vehicle queues are "traffic jam", "traffic congestion", "gridlock", and (less technically) "hold-up", not “go-slow.”*

*6. C***y:*
*“C***y” is not found in authoritative dictionaries, but it can be found in some slang dictionaries. In the Western world, it is a slang used to refer to a woman’s private part. The correct term to use is "cunning" (which is used to describe someone that is being deceitful or crafty) and not “cunny.”*

*7. Opportuned:*
*There is nothing like “opportuned” anywhere in the English language, but that has not stopped its blatant use by all and sundry in Nigeria, including journalists and writers. The correct word is "opportune." The word opportune is an adjective; therefore, it has no past tense. Opportune is a pure adjective and not a participle. Therefore, it has no past tense.*

*8. Alright:*
*“Alright” is a misspelling of the term "all right." All right is used when you want to say that something is adequate, acceptable, agreeable, or suitable. acceptable. Most linguists disagree with the gradual acceptance of “alright” as a word by the public and even the media, while those in the minority are “alright” with it. 😁*

*9. Wake-Keeping:*
*“Wake-keeping” exists only in the imagination of Nigerians. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as “wake-keeping.” The correct word is "wake" and not even “wake-keep.” Both “wake-keeping” and “wake-keep” are ungrammatical.*

*10. Screentouch:*
*This bad grammatical expression has become widely accepted in Nigeria with the influx of stylus in the mid-2000s. The correct word to use is "touchscreen" and not screentouch.*

*11. Trafficator*
*There is no word like this. Nigerians use it when driving and want to alert other road users that the driver wants to turn to either left or right. The correct term is "indicator"*

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