Difference between revisions of "bobo"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
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===Etymology1===
* lover 0.85 18, fiancé 0.83 8, nwa 0.79 9, boyfriend 0.79 89, grandmama 0.77 25, pale 0.77 8, princess 0.77 51, rowland 0.77 7, bae 0.77 13
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From: ''unknown''
 
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====Pronunciation1====
===Etymology===
 
etymology:Yoruba
 
 
 
===Pronunciation===
 
 
* bɔ̀bɔ́
 
* bɔ̀bɔ́
 
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1979
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 38
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3736
 
 
 
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
 
 
 
 
===Noun===
 
bobo: a young man -- Definition in Naija?
 
  
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====Noun====
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# Young man wey still dey grow
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#: {{ux|dv|Di '''bobo''' fine. |(The young man is handsome.)}}
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# Name wey de dey call man wey babe dey like.
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#: {{ux|dv|Dat your '''bobo''' make sense o! |(Your boyfriend is nice.)}}
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=====Related forms=====
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[[bobonice]]
  
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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=====Synonyms=====
#: {{ux|dv|Di '''bobo''' fine. |(The young man is handsome.)}}
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* English: ''lover'', ''fiancé'', ''boyfriend''
# - (frequency:12)
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=====Translations=====
#: {{ux|dv|Na my guy, na my '''bobo'''. |(LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__185, He's my guy, he's my boy.)}}
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* English: ''young man''
#: {{ux|dv|My daughter dey like '''bobo'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__134, My daughter likes Bobo.)}}
 
# nmod:poss (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na my guy, na my '''bobo'''. |(NST_cleaned__23719, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dat your '''bobo''' make sense o! |(NST_cleaned__1534, __no translation__)}}
 
# case (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ariana Grande don break up wit '''bobo''' five months afta engagement |(bbc__16190, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ariana Grande don break up wit '''bobo''' five months afta engagement Social media dey carri P. Diddy and Cassie mata for head say di rapper 'don chop, clean mouth' |(bbc__16192, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I no get any '''bobo'''. |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__186, I do not have any guy.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Which '''bobo''', which '''bobo'''? |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__184, Which guy? Which guy?)}}
 
  
====Derived forms====
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===Etymology2===
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From: ''unknown''
  
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====Alternative Form====
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[[bubu]]
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====Pronunciation2====
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bóbò
  
====Synonymes====
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* lover 0.85 18, fiancé 0.83 8, nwa 0.79 9, boyfriend 0.79 89, grandmama 0.77 25, pale 0.77 8, princess 0.77 51, rowland 0.77 7, bae 0.77 13
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====Antonymes====
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====Verb====
* lover 0.85 18, fiancé 0.83 8, nwa 0.79 9, boyfriend 0.79 89, grandmama 0.77 25, pale 0.77 8, princess 0.77 51, rowland 0.77 7, bae 0.77 13
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* Make person dey lie give person.
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:* {{ux|dv| Which kind talk be dat sey you fit come or you fit no come? No dey '''bobo''' me jor! Clear me make I know as tings dey be. |(NSC_2021, What do you mean by you may come or you may not come? Tell me the truth and stop playing games with me.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| Because person wear suit wear eyeglass dey speak [[supri supri]] you con feel sey e no go sabi '''bobo''' person? E go do you like film. Dey watch. |(NSC_2021, Just because a person is putting on a suit, glasses and speaks good English you feel they can't deceive you? You'll be shocked. You'll see.)}}
  
====Translations====
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=====Translation=====
* English: a young man
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* English: ''lie'', ''deceive''

Latest revision as of 15:02, 27 February 2024

Naija

Etymology1

From: unknown

Pronunciation1

  • bɔ̀bɔ́

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Noun

  1. Young man wey still dey grow
    Di bobo fine.  — (The young man is handsome.)
  2. Name wey de dey call man wey babe dey like.
    Dat your bobo make sense o!  — (Your boyfriend is nice.)
Related forms

bobonice

Synonyms
  • English: lover, fiancé, boyfriend
Translations
  • English: young man

Etymology2

From: unknown

Alternative Form

bubu

Pronunciation2

bóbò

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Verb

  • Make person dey lie give person.
  • Which kind talk be dat sey you fit come or you fit no come? No dey bobo me jor! Clear me make I know as tings dey be.  — (NSC_2021, What do you mean by you may come or you may not come? Tell me the truth and stop playing games with me.)
  • Because person wear suit wear eyeglass dey speak supri supri you con feel sey e no go sabi bobo person? E go do you like film. Dey watch.  — (NSC_2021, Just because a person is putting on a suit, glasses and speaks good English you feel they can't deceive you? You'll be shocked. You'll see.)
Translation
  • English: lie, deceive