Turns Out 'MAGA' Is the Nigerian Slang Word for 'Easily Fooled Idiot'

[Terrance8812]

MAGA is what MAGA does. 
 

No acronym has seen such a sudden, stratospheric rise to fame in the last four years than "MAGA," after President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

 

Over the course of Trump's raucous campaign and erratic presidency, the term evolved to become a battle cry of sorts for the right; a way to own the libs in a perfectly manageable two syllables.

 

But it turns out, the word MAGA is about as original as First Lady Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech.

 

As linguist Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún points out in a 2017 essay, "Maga" is actually a Nigerian slang word, originating from the Yorùbá word múgùn:

 

"It means 'fool,' but when broken down to component morphemes [mú-gùn], it means something like '(someone) to ride about, like an ass.'

 

It is one of those words hard to successfully translate without using too many words. But if someone successfully convinces me to part with $50 with the promise of getting $100 in an hour, and then disappears, I’ve become his múgùn. He rolled me over."

 

The term evolved into its Nigerian Pidgin equivalent Mugu, then took its final form as "Maga" in the early 2000s, during the advent of internet scams.

 

Túbọ̀sún continues:

 

It means nothing in itself. It couldn’t be broken down to component parts because it didn’t belong to any language. It was just a small, smart, and apt expression that described a specific victim: an online fool who has parted with his/her money and/or emotions for the promise of millions or the promise of a relationship with a prince across the ocean."

 

He uses the 2008 music video for "Maga Don Pay" (or, the Maga has paid up) by musician Kelly Hansome as an example of the term's implications.

 

In other words, a "Maga" is the American equivalent of a sucker.

 

When author Kurt Eichenwald found this out last year, he was eager to share it with his Twitter followers.

 

Some Nigerians and others let him know that they were in on the joke the whole time.

 

Most people thought the term "Maga" fit perfectly to describe Trump's supporters.

 

Source:

https://www.comicsands.com/news/donald-trump-maga-nigerian-slang-sucker

[Jingthing]

Perfect.

His cult fans are clearly marks.

It's incredible that they actually thinks he cares about them.

[blaze master]

What a stupid thread. It's incredible people actually think any politicians care about them. How much of a fool can you be. 

[RSD1]

Yup, Maga is the word for fool that the Nigerian scammers use to refer to their scam victims. But now Trump uses it to refer to all of his foolish minions that vote for him. That's pure perfection. 

[nattaya09]

3 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

MAGA is what MAGA does. 
 

No acronym has seen such a sudden, stratospheric rise to fame in the last four years than "MAGA," after President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."

 

Over the course of Trump's raucous campaign and erratic presidency, the term evolved to become a battle cry of sorts for the right; a way to own the libs in a perfectly manageable two syllables.

 

But it turns out, the word MAGA is about as original as First Lady Melania Trump's Republican National Convention speech.

 

As linguist Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún points out in a 2017 essay, "Maga" is actually a Nigerian slang word, originating from the Yorùbá word múgùn:

 

"It means 'fool,' but when broken down to component morphemes [mú-gùn], it means something like '(someone) to ride about, like an ass.'

 

It is one of those words hard to successfully translate without using too many words. But if someone successfully convinces me to part with $50 with the promise of getting $100 in an hour, and then disappears, I’ve become his múgùn. He rolled me over."

 

The term evolved into its Nigerian Pidgin equivalent Mugu, then took its final form as "Maga" in the early 2000s, during the advent of internet scams.

 

Túbọ̀sún continues:

 

It means nothing in itself. It couldn’t be broken down to component parts because it didn’t belong to any language. It was just a small, smart, and apt expression that described a specific victim: an online fool who has parted with his/her money and/or emotions for the promise of millions or the promise of a relationship with a prince across the ocean."

 

He uses the 2008 music video for "Maga Don Pay" (or, the Maga has paid up) by musician Kelly Hansome as an example of the term's implications.

 

In other words, a "Maga" is the American equivalent of a sucker.

 

When author Kurt Eichenwald found this out last year, he was eager to share it with his Twitter followers.

 

Some Nigerians and others let him know that they were in on the joke the whole time.

 

Most people thought the term "Maga" fit perfectly to describe Trump's supporters.

 

Source:

https://www.comicsands.com/news/donald-trump-maga-nigerian-slang-sucker

Seems like a long way to go to get nowhere

[Nick Carter icp]

3 hours ago, Terrance8812 said:

The term evolved into its Nigerian Pidgin equivalent Mugu, then took its final form as "Maga" in the early 2000s, during the advent of internet scams.

 

   This thread is referencing Pidgen English from Nigeria ?

The idiocy of it is of epic proportions .

 Mugu/Maga is an African slang  word, M.A.G.A is an acronym .

The connection is stupid

[BruceWayne]

You absolutely have to watch Jake Sullivan’s (DIM DEM) wife get roasted in broken English, it will make your day

 

 

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