Difference between revisions of "aka gum"

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[[gumbody]]
 
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[[tighthand]]
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* English: ''stingy, miserly''

Revision as of 15:58, 26 February 2021

Naija

Alternative Form

Etymology

From: Igbo aka meaning hand and English gum

Pronunciation

  • âkágɔ̂m

Play Play

Noun

Na sey person no dey gree release money e pocket or hand

  • Some women believe sey di men hand wey join Stingy Men Association of Naija na aka gum.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Some women are of the opinion that men who belong to the Stingy Men Association of Nigeria are plain miserly.)

Related forms

gumbody

Synonym

tighthand

Translation

  • English: stingy, miserly