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Meaning of Nigerian prince | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/naɪˌdʒɪəɹɪən ˈpɹɪns/

Definitions

  1. A cheat who seeks to obtain money through advance fee scams.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Nigerian prince.
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  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Nigerian, prince.

Examples

“I fell for a Nigerian prince scam”
“Today, in an increasingly interconnected world, a person is more likely to be robbed by a “Nigerian prince” on the Internet than a masked street thug.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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