danfon.
/ˈdanfəʊ/, U.S. /ˈdænfoʊ/, West African English /ˈdanfo/ Nigerian English.
A yellow minibus that carries passengers for a fare as part of an informal transport system in Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria. Also as a modifier, esp. in danfo bus.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > public service vehicle > [noun] > omnibus > motor-driven > other types
wagonette omnibus1903
jitney bus1914
lorry-bus1919
mammy wagon1957
postbus1957
mammy lorry1959
jeepney1961
danfo1973
transbus1973
molue1976
bendy bus1978
daladala1983
1973 Afriscope May 53/1 I was in a ‘Danfo’ (a category of local buses that don't believe in traffic peak hours) the other day and three workers were arguing about the Rent Edict.
1976 Drum Aug. 35/3 Danfo drivers..are the worst set of road users.
1999 Africa News (Nexis) 14 June The robbers..were reported to have come in through the third mainland bridge in a Danfo bus.
2019 @Ayomagnum 20 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 8 Feb. 2019) If you're lost while driving in Lagos, just follow the danfos.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1973