For inside Nigerian Pidgin, some kain slang dey capture wetin we dey feel for our daily hustle and gbalaga.
This kind expression dey always fit situations wey no easy to explain with normal words, but e make the talk sweet and full of life.
One of those slang na “kpef,” wey people don dey use well well for gist. You go hear am for different places, especially when palava don too much.
Meaning of Kpef
“Kpef” na slang wey mean say person don tire sotay e no fit again, e wan just collapse. If person talk say “I don dey kpef,” e mean say e don reach e limit, e body no fit carry am again.
Na way wey person go take talk say e don weak, whether na because of wahala, plenty stress, or hunger wey don pass the normal level.
Even though sometimes people fit use am for serious matter, na mostly for play people go take am yarn how e body don reach breaking point.
How to use Kpef in sentences
For everyday talk, you fit hear person yarn like, “After all this waka today, I don dey kpef,” meaning say the person don tire well well from waka.
Another example fit be, “This work no go finish today, I go just kpef,” meaning the wahala from the work too much, e fit make person collapse. Na word wey fit any time wey body don weak finish.
Me sef need help o. Na we go help ourselves! Because this our government na Kpef!
— Ridwan 🤍🦅 (@Biigridwan) June 28, 2024
Sometimes strain dey make man misyan. If you don kpef try to dey shut your mouth
— thatguy_Hybee👽 (@GHybee) July 23, 2024
