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Chairman

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 3 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Chairman definition 1

Important person (Big man)

"Chairman, you try (Boss, you did well)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 2

Chairman definition 2

Local government head (Local government head)

"Chairman don approve am (The chairman has approved it)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026
DEFINITION 3

Chairman definition 3

Boss/leader (Boss/leader)

"Chairman buy drinks (The boss bought drinks)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Definitions
3 community definitions
Added
April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Chairman 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Chairman (Boss/leader)

"Chairman don arrive (The boss has arrived)"
Chairman 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Leader (Chairman)

"Di chairman call meeting. (The chairman called a meeting.)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.

KASINARY has 1854 Nigeria slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Chairman" Across Africa

This word is also used in 5 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Chairman 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Chairman (Head person)
Chairman 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Leader (Chairman)
Chairman 🇺🇬 Uganda

Chairman (Local leader)
Chairman 🇬🇭 Ghana

Boss/Leader/Person wey dey control things (Boss or person in charge)
Chairman 🇳🇪 Niger

Shugaba, babban mutum (Boss, big person)

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