oluwole

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba oluwole (A street known as a home of forgery in Lagos.)

Pronunciation

• òlúwɔ̀lé

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Noun

• Place where dem dey do fake document wey be like original gan.

• If you wan do papers wey be like confirm legit, go oluwole for Lagos.  — (If you want to make a document that looks exactly like the original, go to Oluwole street in Lagos.)

Adjective

• Make de do document wey no be original but e resemble original well well

• Na better oluwole certificate be dis naw. Dis people don guy me.  — (It's a perfect fake. I have been duped.)
• Dis document dey do me like say na oluwole passport o  — (This document looks to me like it was forged.)
• Police people come raid oluwole boys.  — (The police raided the forgery experts at Oluwole.)

Synonyms

• fake

Translations

• English: forged documents