Difference between revisions of "mary amaka"
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# Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion. | # Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| See you like one '''mary amaka'''.|(NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| See you like one '''mary amaka'''.|(NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)}} | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| If you see | + | #:* {{ux|dv| If you see di '''mary amaka''' wey by ex-boyfriend dey follow [[ehn]], you go shock.|(NSC_2021, If you see the old-fashioned girl my ex-boyfriend is going out with, you'll be shock.)}} |
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Revision as of 15:01, 27 January 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Di English name Mary and di Igbo name Amaka
Pronunciation
- mèrí àmáká
Noun
- Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for body.
- You don go wear dis your mary amaka again. — (NSC_2021, You are wearing this oversized cloth again.)
- I like dat girl wey dey dress like mary amaka for your hostel. — (NSC_2021, I like that girl in your hostel that usually wears oversized clothes.)
- Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion.
- See you like one mary amaka. — (NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)
- If you see di mary amaka wey by ex-boyfriend dey follow ehn, you go shock. — (NSC_2021, If you see the old-fashioned girl my ex-boyfriend is going out with, you'll be shock.)
Translation
- English: old fashioned, modest prude
Adjective
- Make woman cloth big pass am con no let di woman shape show.
- No be sey you sabi di cloth wey you go buy, but just carry person follow body make you no go buy mary amaka gown sey na cloth you buy. — (NSC_2021, It’s not that you don’t know what cloth you want to buy, but just take someone along so that you wont buy an oversized gown.)
Synonym
Translations
- English: old-fashioned, oversized