discharge

Naija

Etymology

From: English discharge

Pronunciation

• dɪ̀stʃɑː́dʒ

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Verb

1. Make dem tell person wey dey for somewhere say make e comot for di place, sey make e dey go house.

   • After di operation, wey e don dey well im doctors con discharge.  — (NSC_2021, After the surgery, he was discharged by his doctor since he was recovering well.)
   • Oga kpatakpata for our station don discharge our friend because of di accident wey e get.  — (NSC_2021, The inspector General at our station has discharged our friend of his service as a result of the accident he had.)
   • If person show imsef sey e be jagajaga person, discharge comot for di place.  — (NSC_2021, If a person shows himself or herself to be nonsensical, leave the place.)

2. Make di battery of something wey person dey charge no con dey charge as e suppose to charge normal normal.

   My phone just dey discharge as di charger don spoil.  — (NSC_2021, My phone keeps discharging since the charger is bad.)

3. Make person comot for somewhere quick quick.

   • Na because your babe call you make you discharge like dat?  — (NSC_2021, Was it because your girlfriend called you that you left in a hurry?)
   • If you go dat side, once you see somekind men wey you no know, discharge sharply.  — (NSC_2021, If you go there, once you see suspicious looking people you don't know, leave there very quickly.)

4. Make dey try make person wey dey with am comot or make e no give am someting or buy someting for am.

   • You don discharge me tire. Today, I dey follow you go house. Noting wey you want tell me.  — (NSC_2021, You have deceived and shaken me off too many times. Today, I will follow you home. There's nothing that will make me change my mind.)
   • No be must sey you must buy drink for men, once once still discharge dem.  — (NSC_2021, It's not compulsory that you have to buy drinks for the guys, sometimes, excuse yourself.)

Translation

English: discharge, leave in a haste, shake off, excuse