Difference between revisions of "aka gum"

 
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===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
 
* Sey person no dey gree [[release]] money from im pocket or [[hand]].
 
* Sey person no dey gree [[release]] money from im pocket or [[hand]].
:*{{ux|dv|Some women [[believe]] sey di men [[hand]] wey join Stingy Men Association of Naija na '''aka gum'''. |(NSC_2021, Some women are of the opinion that men who belong to the Stingy Men Association of Nigeria are plain miserly.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv|Some women [[believe]] sey di men [[hand]] wey join Stingy Men Association of Naija na '''aka gum'''. |(Some women are of the opinion that men who belong to the Stingy Men Association of Nigeria are plain miserly.)}}
  
===Related forms===
 
*[[gumbody]]
 
 
====Synonym====
 
====Synonym====
 
*[[tighthand]]
 
*[[tighthand]]

Latest revision as of 20:45, 13 February 2024

Naija

Alternative Form

Etymology

From: Igbo aka meaning hand and English gum

Pronunciation

  • ákágɔ̂m

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Adjective

  • Sey person no dey gree release money from im pocket or hand.
  • Some women believe sey di men hand wey join Stingy Men Association of Naija na aka gum.  — (Some women are of the opinion that men who belong to the Stingy Men Association of Nigeria are plain miserly.)

Synonym

Translation

  • English: stingy, miserly