Difference between revisions of "hardman"
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# Guy wey get strong mind. | # Guy wey get strong mind. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| You bin dey do '''hardman''' since morning o, but as you see your woman you begin do like bread wey dey put inside water. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| You bin dey do '''hardman''' since morning o, but as you see your woman you begin do like bread wey dey put inside water. |(You've been acting macho all morning but now that your girlfriend is here you have become a softie.)}} |
# Guy wey dey cult. | # Guy wey dey cult. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| [[Eke]] don move all dat '''hardman''' wey [[brush]] dat old [[lecturer]]. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| [[Eke]] don move all dat '''hardman''' wey [[brush]] dat old [[lecturer]]. |(The police have arrested that cultist who beat the old lecturer.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|Make una free am o, na '''hardman''' o.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Make una free am o, na '''hardman''' o.|(Please leave him alone; he is a dangerous man.)}} |
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Latest revision as of 11:24, 2 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: English hard and man
Pronunciation
- hádmân
Noun
- Guy wey get strong mind.
- You bin dey do hardman since morning o, but as you see your woman you begin do like bread wey dey put inside water. — (You've been acting macho all morning but now that your girlfriend is here you have become a softie.)
- Guy wey dey cult.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: macho, cultist