Difference between revisions of "do wayo"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| − | *From: English ''do'' and Hausa, ''wayo'' | + | *From: English ''do'' and Hausa, ''wayo'' (''tricky'') |
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===Phrasal Verb=== | ===Phrasal Verb=== | ||
* Make person use lielie collect someting from person. | * Make person use lielie collect someting from person. | ||
| − | :*{{ux|dv|You dey '''do wayo'''. |( | + | :*{{ux|dv|You dey '''do wayo'''. |( You defraud people.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv|Dem know | + | :* {{ux|dv|Dem know sey e no good to trust person wey dey '''do wayo''' .|(They know its not good to trust a trickster.)}} |
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| − | * English: ''to trick'', ''to defraud'' | + | * English: ''to trick'', ''to defraud'' |
Latest revision as of 10:41, 5 May 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
- From: English do and Hausa, wayo (tricky)
Pronunciation
- dúwàyó
Phrasal Verb
- Make person use lielie collect someting from person.
- You dey do wayo. — ( You defraud people.)
- Dem know sey e no good to trust person wey dey do wayo . — (They know its not good to trust a trickster.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to trick, to defraud