Una hear am before? “Wahala be like bicycle” na slang wey dey trend for Nigeria, and e dey mean say trouble or problem dey always come like bicycle wey no dey tire.
Origin
According to sources, di slang start from di streets of Lagos, where people dey use am to describe situation wey no dey make sense or wey dey cause trouble.
Wahala be like bicycle 🤗 pic.twitter.com/Kr50SPvDwa
— Prince Somorin Osifeso, Snr. (@PrinceSomorin) July 9, 2024
How to use am
For example, if your friend dey tell you say dem dey go through hard time, you fit say “Wahala be like bicycle, e no dey tire!”
Also, if dem dey talk say dem get problem wey no dey end, dem fit say “Wahala be like bicycle, e dey always come!”
Wahala be like bicycle..!! Youths seen drifting with police tanker in kaduna today despite 24hr curfew#ENDBADGOVERNANCE pic.twitter.com/trJ4dRuAub
— gossipmilltv (@Gossipmill9ja) August 6, 2024
Social media trends
Di slang don dey trend for social media, with pipo using it to describe their daily struggles.
Some pipo even dey use am to describe di current situation for Naija, say “Wahala be like bicycle, e no dey tire for dis country!”
Sometimes wahala Dey be like bicycle, see Desmond Elliot don buy market today o
📷 gistlovers pic.twitter.com/ddZ34zlQRQ
— Naija (@Naija_PR) October 29, 2020
Remember
Make una no forget say “wahala be like bicycle” na just slang, e no be curse o! Na just Naija way of describing di hustle and di struggle wey we dey face every day.
In conclusion, di next time you hear someone say “wahala be like bicycle”, una know say dem dey talk about trouble wey no dey tire!
