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Maga

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added August 02, 2025 · 3 definitions
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Maga

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In Nigerian scam parlance, maga refers to a gullible victim, especially one who sends money to a fraudster. By extension, calling someone a maga implies they are an easy mark who can be milked of money.

"The maga don pay – money don enter. (Pidgin, meaning "The victim has paid – the money has come in.")"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 02, 2025

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Maga — definition 2

Victime d'arnaque (Scam victim)

"J'ai été maga dans cette affaire (I was a scam victim in this deal)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 10, 2025

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Maga — definition 3

Person wey mumu for money matters (Someone easily deceived for money)

"I don catch maga (I've found someone to deceive)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · April 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Maga is part of the everyday slang vocabulary used in Nigeria. Nigeria slang blends local languages, colonial influences, and street culture into a unique and expressive way of speaking that reflects the country's identity and history. Kasinary features 1854 Nigeria slang words and phrases collected from native speakers across the country.

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