Meanings
nounacada (plural acadas)
plural acadas
- NigeriaslangA 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
adjectiveacada (not comparable)
- Nigerianot comparableslangRelating 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
Origin
Clipping of academic.
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APA
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