Amusing use of language

[edao]

'Dundee United' is Nigerian slang for 'idiot'


A BBC documentary into life in Lagos, Nigeria has uncovered an unusual term used by locals to mean a person with no sense – “Dundee United”.

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[Marianne]

Interesting!

The first explanation they give in the article makes more sense to me...

 

[Hildebrand]

That seems like a mundane insult for a person and Dundee United fans are probably few and far between in Lagos.

 

[Gwyllgi]

That seems like a mundane insult for a person and Dundee United fans are probably few and far between in Lagos.

Few and far between in Dundee as well!