gon

  1. adverb: Used to put emphasis on an adjective, verb or adverb.
    • Di meeting go long gon. Chop before yu come.
      • The meeting will be very long. Eat before you come.
    • Yu gat hustle gon, if yu want hammer for dis Lagos.
      • You have to really work hard if you want to make it in this Lagos.

Etymology

From the Yoruba word gan which means very.

Common misspellingsgan
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