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What is the Origin and Meaning of ‘Watimagbo’ in English
In this article, we will discuss the meaning of Watimagbo’ in English and how it has become a sensational slang in the everyday lives of street Nigerians.
In this article, we will discuss the meaning of Watimagbo’ in English and how it has become a sensational slang in the everyday lives of street Nigerians.
Hitherto, Nigerians are quick to get influenced by the music they love and especially by their favourite artists; an undisputed pop culture icon with the highest follower count for any African personality on Instagram, Davido’s influence on pop culture cannot be overstated.
This, moreover, has demonstrated that once again in his song with Adekunle Gold, High, where he repeatedly said, ‘Watimagbo, watimagbo, the sky is falling.’
An instant hit, lines of the song have implanted themselves upon our consciousness like a seamless inception programme with Davido’s declaration of ‘watimagbo’ taking the top shelf.
Confused about the meaning and origin, the phrase has sparked curiosity among several listeners and lovers of the song. If you’re one of such, here’s all we know about the meaning and origin of the watimagbo slang.
Origin and Meaning of ‘Watimagbo’
There is a blog in Nigeria called Biesloaded; it was co-founded in 2013 by Adewunmi Adeyanju, popularly known as ‘Blogger Blogger,’ and a friend, Ojimi Ayomide.
More so, the blog had rapidly become instrumental in launching upcoming artists into the limelight while also catering to the needs of curious Nigerians on the search for the latest news.
Why are they credited with the origin of the watimagbo slang?
With longhand in the music industry jar and a publicity deal with Zlatan on their portfolio, Biesloaded started to put out songs spotlighting their work in collaboration with emerging and popular street hop acts.
In 2018, they put out Ww with three emerging acts who literally spelt out the website’s URL in the chorus and lauded the blog’s work. Then in 2020, they put out Blogger Blogger featuring MohBad and Kabex.
However, on the 27th of March 2021, Biesloaded put out Ma Gbo as their third soft-publicity single. Featuring Payan Boi and DJ Shizzy, the track was essentially a street hop-inspired affair with heady percussions, thumping bass, and legwork-evoking synth riffs layered up with echoes.
Compelling and easygoing as the soundtracks of the streets tend to be, the lyricism of Ma Gbo was simple and straight to the point as Payan Boi repeatedly declared, “Oo mo Biesloaded agba blogger, watimagbo.” (You don’t know Biesloaded, the renowned blogger, you should have heard.)
Hence, Netizens had taken the key phrase of the song and reworked it to praise themselves, friends, and loved ones according to their line of work and area of specialisation.
Watimagbo, also abbreviated as ‘WTMG’ by Gen Z Nigerians, finally unlocked mainstream slang status when Davido in collaboration with Adekunle Gold, said it repeatedly beneath the Amapiano bumping basslines on their hit single, High.
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