Soro Soke

noun

A political slogan where Nigerians seeking to make their voices heard.

OriginYoruba sọrọ soke →
First used 2020
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Meanings

nounSoro Soke (plural Soro Sokes)

plural Soro Sokes

  1. NigerianeologismgovernmentA political slogan where Nigerians seeking to make their voices heard.First known use 2020

    Aina’s brand, which recently released a scented candle collection tagged Owambe, attracted a lot of knocks by Nigerian Twitter users after naming one of its candles Soro soke.

    2022 August 5, Peace Akinyode, “Tweeps knock entrepreneur for naming product ‘Soro Soke’”, in PUNCH (Nigeria)

Origin

  1. Yorubasọrọ soke“speak up”
  2. EnglishSoro Soke

First used during the EndSARS protest. Borrowed from Yoruba sọrọ soke (“speak up”). Coined in 2020.

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APA

Soro Soke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soro%20Soke

MLA

“Soro Soke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soro%20Soke. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soro Soke,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soro%20Soke.

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