Difference between revisions of "bearbear"

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===Definition===
 
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Small or long hair wey dey grow for man face after e leave small pikin
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Small or long hair wey dey grow for man face after e leave small pikin.
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# Hair wey dey grow for face
 
# Hair wey dey grow for face

Revision as of 14:00, 18 October 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English : beard.

Pronunciation

  • bjɛ̆bjɛ̆

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Definition

Small or long hair wey dey grow for man face after e leave small pikin.

Noun

  1. Hair wey dey grow for face
    I dey keep my bearbear make I for look like Soyinka.  — (Egbokhare 2020, I am training my beard so that it will look like Wole Soyinka's beard.)
    Because you get small bearbear na im make body dey catch you.  — (Egbokhare 2020, You are being impetuous because you have grown a goatee.)
  2. De dey use am dey talk put sey pikin don be man.
    Your bearbear dey worry you.  — (Egbokhare 2020, You are carried away by your manly appearance.)

Related forms

goatee, gorimakpa

Translations

  • English: beard.