English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
ENGLISH WORDS WITH NEW MEANINGS IN NIGERIA
I got angry because my boyfriend was ~double-dating~ (Popular Nigerian English).
I got angry because my boyfriend was *two-timing* me (Standard English).
To deceive someone you are having a relationship with by having a secret sexual relationship with someone else at the same time is to two-time them.
In Standard English, a double date is a date for two couples:
My wife and I went on a double date with his boss and his wife. ✅
I dropped a ~parker~ in your office (Popular Nigerian English).
I dropped a *dustpan* in your office (Standard English).
GAB
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