Call
To be beckoned by unseen forces. Juju is usually implied e.g. dem dey call you?
Carry dey do
Behave badly
Chief
Titled Chief, Compound chief Council chief
Chin-chin
Fried bits of pastry served as appetiser. See Small chop
Chop
Food 2. Income 3. Bribe 4. Embezzle money e.g Dat Oga chop belle-full bifor e retire
Chop bottle
Threats to an opponent e.g. you dey chop bottle? (literally – eat glass)
Chop life
Enjoy life
Chop money
House keeping allowance
Chop mouth
Kissing
Christmas goat
Sweat like a pig e.g. which one you dey sweat laik Christmas goat. (the goat is nervous Christmas approaches)
Chuk
Prick or Stab e.g Why you chuk me naif?
Close eye
Grin and bear it e.g close eye drink dat medicine ojare
Colo
Loose ones mind e.g. Dat guy dey Colo
Compound
Fenced off enclosure usually containing houses
Condemn
Spoilt beyond repair e.g. see how she juss condemn the moto
Congo-meat
Cooked snail
Corner-corner
Illegal
Correct Correct
Extremely good
Country paper
Passport
Country People
Nationals (of that Country)
Cry blood
Threat
Cut and sew
Tailor