Difference between revisions of "ayokocity"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
etymology:English + Pidgin hybrid Ayoko - city
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From: Edo-Benin ''Ayoko'' (prison), English ''city''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
ayokocity: Slang: jail, police cell -- Definition in Naija?
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* Na street name wey dem use take dey call Oko prison
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Nobody hand clean for inside '''ayokocity''', all dem na criminal. |(Egbokhare_2020. Everyone imprisoned inside Oko prison na criminal a police cell.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|De judge help us carry nearly all de bad boys comot for area when him send them go '''ayokocity'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The judge helped rid our streets of a lot of criminals when he sentenced them to Oko prison.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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* Na anoder way to take call jail abi police cell.
#: {{ux|dv|Dem don put Idama for '''ayokocity'''. |(They detained him/her in a police cell.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem don put Idama for '''ayokocity'''. |(Egbokhare_2020. They detained Idama in a police cell.)}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|Police lock ashewo dem for '''ayokocity'''. |(NSC_Legbeti_2021. Police locked the prostitutes up in jail.)}}
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[alagbon]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: Slang: jail, police cell
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* English: Slang for ''jail or police cell''

Revision as of 13:33, 2 March 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: Edo-Benin Ayoko (prison), English city

Pronunciation

  • àjókòsítì


Noun

  • Na street name wey dem use take dey call Oko prison
    • Nobody hand clean for inside ayokocity, all dem na criminal.  — (Egbokhare_2020. Everyone imprisoned inside Oko prison na criminal a police cell.)
    • De judge help us carry nearly all de bad boys comot for area when him send them go ayokocity.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The judge helped rid our streets of a lot of criminals when he sentenced them to Oko prison.)
  • Na anoder way to take call jail abi police cell.
    • Dem don put Idama for ayokocity.  — (Egbokhare_2020. They detained Idama in a police cell.)
    • Police lock ashewo dem for ayokocity.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Police locked the prostitutes up in jail.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: Slang for jail or police cell