Difference between revisions of "cornercorner"

 
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná
 
* kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-corner corner.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-cornercorner.m.ogg</sm2>
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
* when person no dey straight forward.
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* When person no dey straight forward.
:* {{ux|dv|All dese '''cornercorner''' things wey you dey do, e go finish you o. |(Egbokhare_2020. Your craftiness will boomerang.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|All dese '''cornercorner''' things wey you dey do, e go finish you o. |(All these sneaky things you do will put you in trouble.)}}
:* {{ux|dv|De man sabi '''cornercorner''' ways die!. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The man ways are quite crafty.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Di man sabi '''cornercorner''' way die!. |(The man's ways are very crafty.)}}
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''cunning, crafty''
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* English: ''cunning'', ''crafty''

Latest revision as of 21:39, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English corner

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀nàkɔ́ná

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Adjective

  • When person no dey straight forward.
  • All dese cornercorner things wey you dey do, e go finish you o.  — (All these sneaky things you do will put you in trouble.)
  • Di man sabi cornercorner way die!.  — (The man's ways are very crafty.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: cunning, crafty