noun Street Slang

Asa

AH-sah (approximate — Igbo is tonal and informal spellings like this one drop the tone marks) · noun · slang

A fine, attractive girl or girlfriend.

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Definitions

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A term for a good-looking woman, or a man's girlfriend. Nkamigbo and Eme's 2011 academic study of Otu-Onitsha market slang records 'asa' (literally 'a kind of fish, catfish') being used specifically for 'a man's girlfriend'; wider Nigerian slang usage has since broadened it simply to 'fine girl.'

“Chidi don land one correct asa for school.”
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Asa In A Sentence

Chidi don land one correct asa for school.

Origin & Usage

Recorded as Otu-Onitsha (Onitsha market) trade-community slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011), 'Igbo Slang in Otu-Onitsha,' African Research Review 5(6). Literal source word is 'asa,' a type of fish/catfish, extended metaphorically to a girlfriend; general Nigerian slang usage has widened it to mean any fine/attractive girl.

Variants Asa mma
Tags #igbo#igbo-slang#nigerian#west-african#market-slang

People Also Ask

What does Asa mean in Igbo slang?

A fine, attractive girl, or specifically a man's girlfriend in the original Onitsha market usage.

Is Asa a real documented slang word?

Yes — it appears in the peer-reviewed academic study of Otu-Onitsha market slang by Nkamigbo and Eme (2011).

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