okada

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English

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Etymology

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1990s, from the now defunct Nigerian airline, Okada Air, nicknamed so because they could manoeuvre through the heavy traffic of Lagos and take passengers to their destinations in a timely manner, in the same way as the airline. Originates from the Ẹ̀dó town of Okada.

Noun

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okada (plural okadas)

  1. (Nigeria) A motorcycle taxi.
    • 2012, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Looking for Transwonderland: Travels in Nigeria, page 34:
      By the glittering blue lagoon, I stood next to the main ring road to flag down a motorcycle taxi, or okada. Okadas are the scourge of Nigeria's roads.

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