Difference between revisions of "katikati"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
* Make person dey do as e like make e no dey hear wetin person dey tell am make e do. | * Make person dey do as e like make e no dey hear wetin person dey tell am make e do. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| De don free am, e too dey do '''katikati'''. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| De don free am, e too dey do '''katikati'''. |(They now ignore him, he is too recalcitrant.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Dis '''katikati''' wey you dey do, e no go pay you o. Na when you look con see sey de no dey put mouth for you again na im your eye go clear. |( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Dis '''katikati''' wey you dey do, e no go pay you o. Na when you look con see sey de no dey put mouth for you again na im your eye go clear. |(Your recalcitrant behaviour will not end well for you. When you look around and see that everyone now ignores you, you will come to your senses.)}} |
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
[[wahala]], [[i.t.k]], | [[wahala]], [[i.t.k]], | ||
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | * English: ''recalcitrant'' | + | * English: ''recalcitrant, strong headed'' |
Latest revision as of 12:06, 5 March 2024
Naija
Etymology
- From: unknown
Pronunciation
Noun
- Make person dey do as e like make e no dey hear wetin person dey tell am make e do.
- De don free am, e too dey do katikati. — (They now ignore him, he is too recalcitrant.)
- Dis katikati wey you dey do, e no go pay you o. Na when you look con see sey de no dey put mouth for you again na im your eye go clear. — (Your recalcitrant behaviour will not end well for you. When you look around and see that everyone now ignores you, you will come to your senses.)
Synonym
Translation
- English: recalcitrant, strong headed