The slang, ‘Idan’ has continued to enjoy massive social media attention. In fact, it has been included in the vocabulary of numerous netizens.
It sudden widespread has curious minds beginning to seek more information about the street slang that has become a favourite amongst many.
If you fall under this category, then search no more, because after reading this article, there will not be anything about the ‘Idan’ slang that you will not know.
How It Started
This slang began gaining massive attention few days after a Twitter user published a thread recounting how president Tinubu offered to help African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore through an intermediary, an offer that he reportedly declined.
Sowore’s choice to shun Tinubu’s offer of help and then proceed to run for the same office as Tinubu, even though he lost, earned him some degree of reverence by this author who referred to him as ‘Idan’ in his thread signifying a person who achieves a difficult feat.
The term is pregnant with meaning that largely depends on the context in which it’s used.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Idan
For this piece, we will be looking into the contextual meaning of this word as street slang.
Without further ado, here are things you didn’t know about the street slang ‘Idan.’
1, The term is a dialectal word that originated from the Yoruba-speaking people of Nigeria.
2. Idan, as slang, is loosely translates to deal or to deal. (Secret or underhanded dealings).
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Conversations, where this slang is used, allude to some form of secrecy and illegalities currently in motion.
3, This slang also affirms that a person is street-smart.
Although, oftentimes, a sketchy character, such a person that possesses excellent mental agility and prowess, making impossible situations possible.
4. Idan, if used as a noun, refers to a person who is highly revered and considered a ‘DON, godfather, or bad(dest) guy.
5. While many believe the slang to mean magic, which in actual sense does (Illusion), Idan as a street slang, seeks to use logic and rationality over supernatural forces as in the case of magic.
How People Use Idan
How many often use the term in phrases or sentences
“OBA IDAN” – Smart person
“ONI DAN” – Illusionist
“Mofe pa IDAN” – “I want to make the impossible possible.
Let’s state here that, Idan holds within it positive and negative connotations, it is all about context.
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Therefore, understanding what context Idan is used is crucial to knowing the message passed.
Also, the day Bola Tinubu took his oath of office, his supporters stormed the internet to hail him, they described him as Idan, giving the slang more attention than it ever had.
Even Tinubu, himself, described Hilda Baci, the holder of Guinness World Record on longest cooking time as Idan.
Are you an Idan?
Watch the video that prompted the Idan reaction below.
