Everything You Need To Know About The Trending Nigerian Slang “Idan”

For those who have been pretty active on the Nigerian social media space, one new buzzword that is recently and consistently being used by netizens and folks on the street is ‘Idan‘.

Idan is a word trending among Nigerian youths. To keep you up to date, here is everything you need to know about meaning of idan.

Meaning of idan and Origin of Idan

Idan comes from the Yoruba language, which is one of the three most spoken languages in Nigeria, and the word directly means “magic.” However, when people say Idan on the street means different things.

Like most terms, Idan has come to mean “Boss” in the streets and on the Internet. So, it is used in a casual way to describe someone who is very important to someone. People think that this person has things like power, money, influence, etc. Then, words like strength, impact, and power are used to describe it.

Funny Ways to use Idan in a sentence

Idan doesn’t send money to women.

Idan no dey read him book.

Idan no dey do transfer.

Idan no dey queue e..t.c

However, as much as Idan is used to show respect, it could also be used to call someone a fool.

For example : ”Idan no dey hustle, na money dey look for Idan” which literally mean ”only a fool (boss) will not work and be expecting to make money. Another example is “Idan don buy Benz” this is a praise for someone who has work hard and could afford to buy a car.

Social/Street Interpretation

Like most buzzwords, Idan has socially been used by folks on the streets and on the cyber space to mean “Boss”. Colloquially then, it is used to refer to someone whom a person holds in high esteem and regard.

Such individual is seen to posses such attributes as power, wealth, influence, etc. It is then synonyms to such words as strength, influence and power.

Cultural and Social influence of Idan

The word Idan is now being utilized by individuals to show their respect and admiration for persons they hold in great regard. Netizens are occasionally being spotted utilizing it under comment sections to cheer their idols.

Examples Of How Idan Could Be Used below:

If IDAN no HUSTLE IDAN go SUFFER

— B.O.D (@bod_republic) May 12, 2023

Idan no dey buy meat,na meat dey come meet idan pic.twitter.com/oXT46L5NVZ

— 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓🦅 (@flames_collins) May 11, 2023