jonse
Naija
Alternative Form
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- d͡ʒȏnz
Adjective
- Sey person no sharp for someting wey e suppose sharp for instead, e dey do like person wey no get sense.
- Guy no dey jonse yourself. — (Bro, don't make a fool of yourself.)
- I jonse myself for dat deal wey I do last week. — (I made a foolish mistake in the deal I had last week.)
Synonym
Antonym
Translation
- English: fool
Verb
- Make dem use cunny cunny way take collect someting from person.
- I no dey tell you sey you no sharp, I just dey tell you sey dose guys fit jonse you if you no open eye well. — (I'm not saying that you are not wise, I'm just saying that if you are not alert those guys can deceive you.)
- Why you no dey pick my call? You want jonse me abi? — (Why are you not picking my call, you want to disappoint me right?)
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Synonym
Translation
- English: deceive, disappoint