burst

Naija

Etymology

From: English burst

Pronunciation

bɔ̂st

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Verb

1. Make someting get hole con begin allow wetin dey inside dey comot.

   Dis nylon don burst.  — (NSC_2021, This plastic bag has been punctured.)

   I go burst your tire if you no pay me my money.  — (NSC_2021, I will puncture your tire if you refuse to pay me my money.)

2. Make kasala happen.

   • Wahala don burst for market today.  — (NSC_2021, There was serious confusion at the market today.)
   • If you feel sey you go dey talk anyhow for here, hold yourself because e get as you go talk reach, e go burst for here.  — (NSC_2021,If you feel that you can say whatever you want, apply some caution because there are things you can say you’ll cause commotion here.)

3. Make person come somewhere.

   • De tink sey show don over, but as we burst out like dis ehn, see doings!  — (NSC_2021,They thought that the show was over, but as we emerged, a lot began to happen.)

Related forms

• burst brain

Synonyms

• leak, sup

Translations

• English: burst, puncture

Idioms

Burst my brain

1. When someting dey sweet person for body.

   • Dis gbedu dey burst my brain.  — (NSC_2021,I really like this song.)

2. Make person hear wetin e no plan to hear.

   • My sister burst my head with dat story wey she yarn us yesterday.  — (NSC_2021, My sister got me excited with the story she narrated to us yesterday.)

Two seconds everyting burst

• Make someting happen sharpally.

• Omo, I move o. Bros say make di spit wey dey im mouth no reach ground before I run comot. Two seconds everyting burst.  — (NSC_2021, Bro, I ran away! The guy said I should be gone before the spittle in his mouth gets to the ground.)

Translations

• English: to get excited