ITK
n.— «You were on point with your description Nick nevermind people we call ITK’s (I too know) in Nigeria which is pretty much a slang for a nerd—u can add that to your collection of Naijavocabs!!» —“Ile-Ife. A student town.” by Nicholas Wolf Nick in Nigeria (Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria) Feb. 24, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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