benben

Naija

Alternative forms

• benibeni

Etymology

From: English bend

Pronunciation 1

• bɛ̀nbɛ́n

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Pronunciation2

• bɛ̀nìbɛ́ní

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Adjective

1. Make someting no dey straight.

   • Di way dem take arrange de chairs, dem benben go one side, make dem straight small I beg.  — (NSC_2021, The arrangement of the chairs looks bent, please make them straight a bit.)
   • You long gown zip benben for back, which tailor sew am?  — (NSC_2021, The zip of your dress is bent at the back, who made it?)

2. Make person get cunnycunny ways.

   • You and your benben way, you no go change?  — (You will not change from your crooked ways?)
   • Na benben ways im take be oga.  — (NSC_021, He made it to the top through unscrupulous means.)

3. Make someting no dey pure.

   • Di matter too benben one kain, I no do.  — (NSC_2021, I refuse to be a part of it as the issues involved are unclear to me.)
   • No worry, by de time we benben de story give am, he go confuse, run comot hand.  — (NSC_2021, By the time we twist the story when telling it, he would get confused and give up.)

4. Make person get bow leg or k-leg.

   • Sey person get benben leg no mean sey e no fine.  — (NSC_2021, That a person has knock knees does not mean that the person is not beautiful/handsome.)

Synonyms

k-leg, magomago

Translations

• English: bent , shady, crooked