noun
Street Slang
Agbero
ah-BEH-roh · noun · informal
A motor-park tout who collects fares, directs traffic, or hassles commuters for money.
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Definitions
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Describes a rough, streetwise man who works (often informally and forcefully) at bus/motor parks collecting levies from drivers and passengers.
“The agbero dem for that park dey collect money from every bus wey enter.”
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Describes park touts/area boys who collect levies from bus drivers and hustle at motor parks; sometimes extended to describe any rough street tout or troublemaker.
“The agbero at the park charged the driver extra for no clear reason.”
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Agbero In A Sentence
The agbero dem for that park dey collect money from every bus wey enter.
Origin & Usage
From Yoruba; documented as a Yoruba-origin term for a motor-park tout in Wikipedia's "Loanwords in Nigerian Pidgin" article.
People Also Ask
What does "agbero" mean?
It refers to a motor-park tout — someone who collects fares or levies (often forcefully) from drivers and passengers.
Where does the word come from?
It comes from Yoruba.
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