block

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Naija

Etymology

From English: block

Pronunciation

  • blɔ̂k

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Noun

  1. Wetin dey use cement make, wey strong, wey dey dey use build house.
    • Each block sef, we dey get like, like twenty houses for each block.  — (From each bricks, we get twenty houses for each bricks.)
    • Na dirty wey dem fit recycle dem dey use to build di block  — (bbc__70590, The bricks are built from the recyclable refuse.)
  2. Water wey don overcold con strong like stone.
    • I dey buy block put for my drinks since light no dey.  — (I buy ice block to make my drinks cold as a result of lack of power supply.)
    • I dey sell block and pure water for park.  — (I sell ice blocks and sachet water at the car park.)

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Synonym

Translations

  • English: bricks, big ice cubes

Verb

Transitive

  1. Make person bribe anoder person.
    • If you no block di man, you no go get di work.  — NSC_2021, If you don't bribe the man, you won't get the job.)
  2. Make person meet anoder person.
    • I go block di James for office.  — (NSC_2021, I will meet-up with James in the office.)
  3. Make dem stop person or someting.
    • Di former chairman don block who bin want follow im pikin contest.  — (NSC_2022, The former chairman has hindered the person who wanted to contest with his/her child.)
    • Di storm blow away ships wey dem park come block di harbour so other ships no fit pass.  — (bbc__38597, The storm blew away the ships parked at the harbour, preventing other ships from passing. )

Translations

  • English: meet-up, hinder, bribe, block