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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* peel 0.82 12, bum-bum 0.78 18, roast 0.78 17, stimulate 0.77 5, plait 0.76 15, housegirl 0.76 7, sofa 0.76 5, waterproof 0.75 6, lick 0.75 14
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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etymology:English 'barber'
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From: English ''barber''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* bâb
 
* bâb
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-barb.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 1
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 2812
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 26
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 4632
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
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===Noun===
 
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barb: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
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#: {{ux|dv|At least mah, mah go do '''barb'''. |(KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__216, At least let, let me go and barb.)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di camp dey surrounded wit '''barb''' wire and dem dey fire us from di entrance. |(bbc__7541, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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* [[barb wire|barb wire]]
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Di camp dey surrounded wit barb wire and dem dey fire us from di entrance. |(bbc__7541, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Wen one of di drivers try push di barb wire so di oda vehicles go escape, di truck come stuck and na so many soldiers inside oda vehicles and for ground die. Na so di soldier tok. |(bbc__7543, __no translation__)}}* [[iron barb wire|iron barb wire]]
 
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#: {{ux|dv|We jam di iron barb wire dem wey dey di airport until we enter bush. |(bbc__7118, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|We jam di iron barb wire dem wey dey di airport until we enter bush. |(bbc__58896, __no translation__)}}
 
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====Synonymes====
 
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* peel 0.82 12, bum-bum 0.78 18, roast 0.78 17, stimulate 0.77 5, plait 0.76 15, housegirl 0.76 7, sofa 0.76 5, waterproof 0.75 6, lick 0.75 14
 
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* peel 0.82 12, bum-bum 0.78 18, roast 0.78 17, stimulate 0.77 5, plait 0.76 15, housegirl 0.76 7, sofa 0.76 5, waterproof 0.75 6, lick 0.75 14
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: no definition
 
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
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barb: to cut hair -- Definition in Naija?
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====Transitive====
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# Sey de cut person hair.
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#:* {{ux|dv|Delilah rush go tell Philistine people sey I know wetin make am get power! E come make Samson sleep for im lap and e call person come '''barb''' im hair. |(jw__6373, Delilah revealed to the Philistines the source of Samson's power. She put him to sleep on her laps and got someone to shave off his hair.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Dem no know sey money no dey to '''barb''' hair. |(LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__280, They don't know that there is no money for a haircut.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|I wan '''barb''' my hair. |(I want to cut my hair.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|You go tink say as di Manchester United player '''barb''' normal hairstyle, pipo go comot face. |(bbc__101814, You would have thought the regular haircut of th Manchester United players will not draw attention.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|If dem '''barb''' my hair, I no go get power again.’ You no think sey Samson make big mistake to tell am? |(jw__22112, Don't you think Samson made a big mistake telling Delilah that a haircut will take away his powers?)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|I sabi '''barb''' head. |(ABJ_GWA_07_Waec-Money_DG__31, I know how to cut hair.)}}
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#Make person cheat another person
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#: {{ux|dv|Delilah rush go tell Philistine people sey: ‘I know wetin make am get power!’ E come make Samson sleep for im lap and e call person come '''barb''' im hair. |(jw__6373, __no translation__)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Di girl '''barb''' de man head neat!. |(bbc__7541. The girl played a fast one on the man and made away with his money.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Some guyman work na to dey '''barb''' rich women head !. |(bbc__7541. Some guys rip rich women off their money.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|De no know know sey money no dey to '''barb''' hair. |(LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__280, They don't know that there is no money to cut hair.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Shey you know sey to '''barb''' hair na three hundred naira? |(LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__275, Do you know that to cut hair now is three hundred naira ?)}}
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*English: ''barb, decieve''
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#: {{ux|dv|Sometimes, we no even see people wey we go '''barb'''. |(NST_cleaned__24395, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E fit be how e dey dress, the kind hair wey e dey '''barb''', the way e dey do when e dey give talk or even how e take dey talk with people. |(jw__26526, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|You go tink say as di Manchester United player '''barb''' normal hairstyle, pipo go comot face. |(bbc__101814, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|If dem '''barb''' my hair, I no go get power again.’ You no think sey Samson make big mistake to tell am? |(jw__22112, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I ask di guy, bros, why you no '''barb''' your hair, |(LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__283, I asked this guy,  brother, why didn't you cut your hair ?)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|So de say money no dey, people no dey '''barb''' head again. |(ABJ_GWA_07_Waec-Money_DG__35, So, they said there is no money. People no longer cut hair again.)}}
 
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====Synonymes====
 
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* peel 0.82 12, bum-bum 0.78 18, roast 0.78 17, stimulate 0.77 5, plait 0.76 15, housegirl 0.76 7, sofa 0.76 5, waterproof 0.75 6, lick 0.75 14
 
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* peel 0.82 12, bum-bum 0.78 18, roast 0.78 17, stimulate 0.77 5, plait 0.76 15, housegirl 0.76 7, sofa 0.76 5, waterproof 0.75 6, lick 0.75 14
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: to cut hair
 

Latest revision as of 17:13, 24 March 2022

Naija

Etymology

From: English barber

Pronunciation

  • bâb

Play Play

Verb

Transitive

  1. Sey de cut person hair.
    • Delilah rush go tell Philistine people sey I know wetin make am get power! E come make Samson sleep for im lap and e call person come barb im hair.  — (jw__6373, Delilah revealed to the Philistines the source of Samson's power. She put him to sleep on her laps and got someone to shave off his hair.)
    • Dem no know sey money no dey to barb hair.  — (LAG_14_Charles-And-Alfred-On-Music_DG__280, They don't know that there is no money for a haircut.)
    • You go tink say as di Manchester United player barb normal hairstyle, pipo go comot face.  — (bbc__101814, You would have thought the regular haircut of th Manchester United players will not draw attention.)
    • If dem barb my hair, I no go get power again.’ You no think sey Samson make big mistake to tell am?  — (jw__22112, Don't you think Samson made a big mistake telling Delilah that a haircut will take away his powers?)
  2. Make person cheat another person
    • Di girl barb de man head neat!.  — (bbc__7541. The girl played a fast one on the man and made away with his money.)
    • Some guyman work na to dey barb rich women head !.  — (bbc__7541. Some guys rip rich women off their money.)

Translation

  • English: barb, decieve
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