jor

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba jọr.

Pronunciation

• dʒɔ̌

Play Play

Interjection

• Word wey person dey take show sey e really mean wetin e dey talk.

• You still dey drag leg, I don comot jor.  — (Egbokhare_2020, You are delaying; I am leaving!)
• Ehen how much sef de give dem ? No be three hundred thousand? Di man no try jor.  — (D_IBA_22_School-Children, Yes, how much were they given? Wasn't it three hundred thousand? That's really below expectation.)

• Word wey person dey take beg make person do someting.

• Jor, bring dat cup wey dey ontop table.  — (NSC_2020, Please bring me the cup on the table.)

1. Word wey de dey use warn person.

• Alaye, comot for road Jor!  — (NSC_2022, Fella, get out of the way!)
• I don tell you, no follow my mama talk dat kind talk again jor.  — (NSC_2022, I have told you, don’t talk to my mother like that again, please!)

Synonyms

• abeg, abegi

Translations

• English: please