A period — often tied to a trip abroad, a new job in a Western-influenced setting, or a stretch of time away from home — when someone goes maximum oyinbo: adopting Western habits, speech patterns, food preferences, and social norms at full intensity. Oyinbo szn is a recognized phase in Nigerian diaspora life, usually met with teasing from back home. It has a built-in expiration date implied by 'szn': eventually you come back, eat real food, and remember yourself. Until then, your people will document every oyinbo moment.
She moved to London in September and by December it was fully oyinbo szn — flat whites and all.
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