backyard

Naija

Etymology

From: English backyard

Pronunciation

• bàkíjâd

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Noun

1. Di area wey dey behind the house.

   • Di ball fall go backyard.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, The ball fell towards the back of the house.)
   • Or maybe na your backyard, you for cut am.  — (NST, 38102, Did you get it from the back of your house?)
   • If you dey work for technology field, to live for Yaba go favor you die because your office fit even dey your backyard.  — (If you work in the field of technology, living in Yaba will be a big advantage as you can just find you live close to your workplace since Yaba is the center of technological activities.)

2. Where person get power.

   • I go di de matter for you no worry, all dat area where de wahala for happen na my backyard.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, Relax, I will settle the problem for you because where the trouble happened is within my stronghold.)

3. Woman yansh wey big wella.

   • Dat chick get better backyard o.  — (Egbokhare, 2020, That girl has big buttocks.)
   • O boy, dat babe backyard na die!  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, Boy, that girl has large buttocks.)

Adjective

• When e be sey something dey local, small, or below person level.

• I no wan work for backyard restaurant.Chuy!  — (Deuber, 3559, I don't want to work for a local restaurant.)
• Na my company you dey call backyard restaurant?  — (Deuber, 3560, Are you calling my company a local restaurant?)

Related form

• backside

Synonyms

• bakassi, nyash, ikebe, backside

Antonyms

• Frontage

Translations

• English: Area behind the house, one's area of strength, a woman's buttocks, something small or local