acada

noun, adj — 2 senses

noun

Etymology Clipping of academic.

Nigeria, Slang A current or former university student.

Saying these much in Nigeria's present political climate, and coming from someone who has been out of the country for a considerable length of time, provides an opportunity for cheap baseless attacks and accusations of an “acada' trying to compare Nigeria to more advanced countries.2009, Angelicus-M. B. Onasanya, The Urgency of Now!: Building a True Nigerian Nation, page 153:

adj

Etymology Clipping of academic.

Nigeria, Slang Relating to a university or academic studies; educated.

He had asked, 'So do the literate acada people also do that?'1987, Kowus Bisi-Williams, The Black Godfather, page 32:

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