All you need to know about “Ment”

A boy dancing like a ment or Kolo person

Ment na craze, wild and out of control situation or human being.
It dey describe person or thing wey no get sense, wey dey act like lunatic.

where Ment came from

Just like several slangs for Naija, ment come from do streets of Lagos where people dey use am to describe person wey dey craze.

How to use Ment

  • Dis guy dey ment, e dey scatter brain (This guy is crazy, he’s out of his mind).
  • Dis thing dey ment, e dey totally confuse (This thing is crazy, it’s totally confusing).
  • Dis country dey ment, we need am make sense” (This country is crazy, we need it to make sense).

Ment dey in everyday use for social media. Pipo dey use am to describe person or thing wey dey totally out of control.

More examples

  • Dis my friend dey ment, e dey do wetin no dey make brain (My friend is crazy, he’s doing something that doesn’t make sense).
  • Dis situation dey ment, we need solution wey go make sense (This situation is crazy, we need a solution that will make sense)
  • Dis government dey ment, dem no dey think am well well” (This government is crazy, they’re not thinking properly).

Remember

Ment na just slang, e no be curse! Na just Naija way of saying “crazy” or “wild”.

Clement Christopher

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