noun
Street Slang
Go Slow
goh-sloh · noun · pidgin
A traffic jam.
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Definitions
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The standard Nigerian Pidgin term for heavy traffic congestion, especially the notorious jams of cities like Lagos.
“Sorry I dey late, big go slow for third mainland bridge today.”
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Go Slow In A Sentence
Sorry I dey late, big go slow for third mainland bridge today.
Origin & Usage
Compositional English phrase repurposed as a Pidgin noun for traffic jams; documented by the British Council's Pidgin phrase guide.
People Also Ask
What does "go slow" mean?
It means a traffic jam.
Is it used as a verb too?
No, it functions as a noun describing the traffic jam itself, e.g., "I dey inside go slow."
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