To mock or tease someone. A yab is a taunt. Nigerians yab each other for fun or insult For example: "Our friends dey yab me say I don get pot belly. (My friends are teasing me that I've grown a pot belly.)"

Where does the slang word Yab come from?

Yab is a slang term from Nigeria. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Nigeria and across Africa.

What are other meanings of Yab?

Yab can also mean: To insult playfully (To mock); To mock/tease (To mock/tease)

Yab

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang

Added August 03, 2025 · 3 definitions

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To mock or tease someone. A yab is a taunt. Nigerians yab each other for fun or insult

"Our friends dey yab me say I don get pot belly. (My friends are teasing me that I've grown a pot belly.)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · August 03, 2025

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Yab — definition 2

To insult playfully (To mock)

"No yab me abeg (Don't mock me please)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · April 06, 2026

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Yab — definition 3

To mock/tease (To mock/tease)

"No yab me abeg (Don't mock me please)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · April 06, 2026

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