Difference between revisions of "do wayo"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
*From: English ''do'' and Hausa, ''wayo'' which means trickish or smartness''.
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*From: English ''do'' and Hausa, ''wayo'' (''tricky'')
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 15:01, 28 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • From: English do and Hausa, wayo (tricky)

Pronunciation

  • dúwàyó

Play Play

Phrasal Verb

  • Make person use lielie collect someting from person.
  • You dey do wayo.  — (Egbokhare_2021, You defraud people.)
  • Dem know say e no good to trust person wey dey do wayo .  — (Legbeti_2021, They know its not good to trust a trickster.)

Derived forms

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: to trick, to defraud.