Soro Soke
English edit
Etymology edit
First used during the EndSARS protest. Yoruba word meaning speak up. Coined in 2020.
Noun edit
Soro Soke (plural Soro Sokes)
- (Nigeria, politics, neologism) A poltical slogan where Nigerians seeking to make their voices heard. [from 2020]
- 2022 August 5, Peace Akinyode, “Tweeps knock entrepreneur for naming product ‘Soro Soke’”, in PUNCH (Nigeria)[1]:
- 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.