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==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English grease
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From English ''grease''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* grîz
 
* grîz
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-grease.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-grease.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-grease.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-grease.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 3289
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 22713
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
  
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===Noun===
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* Oil wey tick like pomade wey mechanic dey use wet iron.
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:* {{ux|dv| Go collect '''grease''' for di oder mechanic workshop.|(Go and get grease from the other mechanic's workshop.)}}
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====Translation====
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English: ''grease''
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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grease: Slang: to bribe, Slang: to have sexual intercourse -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person bribe person.
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:{{ux|dv|If you no '''grease''' di police hand, e no go allow you drive pass o.|(If you don't bribe the police they won't let you pass.}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If you no '''grease''' di police hand, e no go allow you drive pass o.|no translation}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E go '''grease''' im toto.|no translation}}
 
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* English: Slang: to bribe, Slang: to have sexual intercourse
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* English: ''bribe''

Latest revision as of 19:00, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English grease

Pronunciation

  • grîz

Play Play

Noun

  • Oil wey tick like pomade wey mechanic dey use wet iron.
  • Go collect grease for di oder mechanic workshop.  — (Go and get grease from the other mechanic's workshop.)

Translation

English: grease

Verb

  • Make person bribe person.
If you no grease di police hand, e no go allow you drive pass o.  — (If you don't bribe the police they won't let you pass.

Translations

  • English: bribe