Spray definition 1
In Nigerian party culture, spray means to throw money notes in the air or onto someone (e.g. a bride or celebrant) as a form of celebration. It's a show of affluence and joy. The money "sprayed" is collected afterwards.
"At the wedding, the guests spray dollars on the couple on the dance floor. (English, describing the act of throwing money in celebration.)"
Spray definition 2
To throw money at events
"They spray plenty money for the wedding"
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- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
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- August 2025
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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.
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