Just like di many slangs wey dey in use for Naija, Sojinu get some level of popularity amongst street yarns. But dia are still some pipo wey no sabi the meaning.
What is the meaning of Sojinu?
Sojinu na slang wey dey trend for Naija. E mean “To dey chill” or “To take am easy”.
When you hear someone say “sojinu”, dem dey tell you to calm down, no dey stress or worry about anytin.
How to use Sojinu
Dem dey use sojinu for different situations. For example:
- If your friend dey worry about something, you fit tell am “sojinu, everything go dey alright”.
- If dem dey stress about work or school, dem fit say “make I sojinu small, I go dey alright”.
- If you see someone dey vex or angry, you fit tell am “sojinu, no dey vex”.
Where the use of Sojinu started
Di slang start from di streets of Lagos, where pipo dey use am to tell dia friends to calm down. Now, e don spread to other parts of Naija, and pipo dey use am every day.
Street wise 😂
Buh normally no sojinu is complete without that Trench boy Tight Jean 💀 pic.twitter.com/hJyyyzte3O— IDAN (@plataaoplom0) July 30, 2024
Sojinu don dey trend for social media, with pipo using it everyday to tell friends to take am easy.
Dem dey post “sojinu” for X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook, and e don become one of di most popular slangs for Naija.
Conclusion
Sojinu na di new way wey Naija people dey talk. E mean say “to take am easy” or “to calm down”. Make una no forget say sojinu na just slang, e no be curse o! Na just Naija way of saying “relax”.
