Difference between revisions of "agbero"

 
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===Adjective===
 
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* Boy wey dey dey street wey no get work wey dey find person wey e go [[obtain]]
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* Boy wey dey dey street wey no get work wey dey find person wey e go [[obtain]].
:* {{ux|dv|E be '''agbero'''. |( He is a punk.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|E be '''agbero'''. |( He is a tout.)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| As you don talk sey you go be '''agbero''' for life, wetin I want talk put? |(Since you have decided to be a tout, Is it a subject up for discussion?)}}
 
:* {{ux|dv| As you don talk sey you go be '''agbero''' for life, wetin I want talk put? |(Since you have decided to be a tout, Is it a subject up for discussion?)}}
  

Latest revision as of 19:57, 13 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

agboro

Etymology

  • From yoruba agbero

Pronunciation

  • ágbèrò

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Noun

  • As e come from village, work hard am get naim e turn 'agbero make e dey see food chop.  — (When he came from the village and it was difficult for him to get a job, he became a motor-park tout so he could at least eat.)
  • Work wey person dey do wey be sey e dey help driver and conductor load motor.
  • You no fit just carry go garage go begin do agbero, you go first go see di park chairmo.  — (You can't just go the motor park and start working as a motor-park tout, you have to see the boss of the park first.)
  • E no get who no suppose get someting wey e dey do as work. Even if na agbero work na im you see, do am.  — (No one should be without a means of livelihood. Even if it's to be a motor-park tout, do it.)

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: motor-park tout, ruffian, tout,

Adjective

  • Boy wey dey dey street wey no get work wey dey find person wey e go obtain.
  • E be agbero.  — ( He is a tout.)
  • As you don talk sey you go be agbero for life, wetin I want talk put?  — (Since you have decided to be a tout, Is it a subject up for discussion?)

Synonyms

Translation

  • English: tout, punk