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| − | * Wetin dem dey call person wey dey do National Youth Service Corps | + | * Wetin dem dey call person wey dey do National Youth Service Corps. |
:*{{ux|dv|See all di '''ajuwaya''' dem, white fouls. |(Look at these corps members, they are all wearing white looking like chickens.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|See all di '''ajuwaya''' dem, white fouls. |(Look at these corps members, they are all wearing white looking like chickens.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Di '''ajuwaya''' dem remove dem hairdressing. |(NSC_2020, The corp members removed their caps in salute.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Di '''ajuwaya''' dem remove dem hairdressing. |(NSC_2020, The corp members removed their caps in salute.)}} | ||
Revision as of 20:40, 13 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From: English 'as you were'. (It is a military parlance bastardized form.)
Pronunciation
- àdʒùwájà
Noun
- Wetin dem dey call person wey dey do National Youth Service Corps.
- See all di ajuwaya dem, white fouls. — (Look at these corps members, they are all wearing white looking like chickens.)
- Di ajuwaya dem remove dem hairdressing. — (NSC_2020, The corp members removed their caps in salute.)
- Di year I go do ajuwaya for dis life, I go do party o. — (NSC_2020, The year I am finally able to serve this country as a Corp member, i will surely celebrate.)
Translations
- English: a National Youth Service Corps member.