noun Street Slang

Mugu

MOO-goo · noun · slang

A gullible person or easy target for a scam.

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Mugu is Nigerian slang for a fool or chump — someone easily deceived. It became especially widespread through internet 'yahoo' scam culture, where a 'mugu' is a victim being strung along by a scammer.

“That guy sent money to a fake profile — total mugu behavior.”
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Describes a foolish or easily deceived person; within 'Yahoo Yahoo' internet-fraud culture specifically, it means the victim/mark who falls for the scam.

“They refer to the foreign client as their mugu — he keeps sending money.”
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Mugu In A Sentence

That guy sent money to a fake profile — total mugu behavior.

Origin & Usage

Farooq Kperogi notes the Hausa original sense was closer to 'sadist'; the meaning shifted to 'gullible fool' as it moved into Nigerian Pidgin, and was popularized further by internet-scam slang.

Tags #hausa#hausa-slang#nigerian#west-african

People Also Ask

What does mugu mean in Nigerian slang?

A fool, chump, or gullible person — especially someone falling for a scam.

Where did mugu come from?

It's a Hausa word that originally meant something closer to 'sadist,' whose meaning shifted in Nigerian Pidgin to 'gullible fool.'

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