Difference between revisions of "oversabi"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative Form===
 
 
===Etymology===
 
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From: English ''over'' and Portuguese ''sabir''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* òvɛ̀rsàbí
 
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===Frequency===
 
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===Usage===
 
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===Definition===
 
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===Noun===
 
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* Sey person dey wey de do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Oversabi''' dey worry dat girl. |( insert translation )}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| If you continue to dey do '''oversabi''', I no go teach you again. |( insert translation )}}
 
  
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===Adverb===
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* Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world.
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Oversabi''' dey worry dat girl. |(NSC_2021, She's a know-it-all.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| If you continue to dey do '''oversabi''', I no go teach you again.|(NSC_2021, If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)}}
 
===Related forms===
 
===Related forms===
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[[sabisabi]], [[sabi]]
 
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====Antonym====
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* [[itk]]
 
====Translation====
 
====Translation====
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* English: ''know it all''

Revision as of 15:17, 7 October 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English over and Portuguese sabir

Pronunciation

  • òvɛ̀rsàbí


Adverb

  • Sey person dey do like say na im know pass evribody for dis world.
  • Oversabi dey worry dat girl.  — (NSC_2021, She's a know-it-all.)
  • If you continue to dey do oversabi, I no go teach you again.  — (NSC_2021, If you continue acting as if you know-it-all, I will no longer teach you.)

Related forms

sabisabi, sabi

Synonym

Translation

  • English: know it all