Lamba na slang wey people dey use to describe lies or false talk. When someone dey talk say dem no dey tell Lamba, it means dem dey tell di truth.
Origin of Lamba
Lamba originate from di streets of Nigeria, where it’s used to describe di act of lying or deceiving people. Just like when person talk say werey dey disguise.
Omo lamba gatherings are the best 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/K5Fc7cWLOx
— the amazing Kamal 🇱🇺 (@Naija_Jorginho) February 8, 2024
How people use Lamba
People dey use Lamba in conversation to describe di act of lying or false talk.
For example, “Dem dey talk Lamba” means “They’re lying”, or “No be Lamba, na true” means “It’s not a lie, it’s the truth”.
Sometimes, girls fit use Lamba to deceive their boyfriends. For example, if a girl go out with another guy and her boyfriend ask am say “Wetin you dey do yesterday?”, she fit Lamba say “I dey church” or “I dey my sister’s house”. But in reality, she dey with another guy.
Wanni and Handi said, they were tipsy and that is why they were engaging Rhuthee in the fight from the beginning 🫢🫢🫢🫢🫢
Lamba…….#BBNaija #BBNaijas9 Video credit: @BBNaija
— Metro Naija (@metro_naija) August 18, 2024
On social media, people dey use Lamba to call out lies or false information. For example, someone fit post “Lamba alert!” to warn others say make dem no believe a particular story or rumour.
