Difference between revisions of "benben"

Revision as of 11:09, 14 May 2021

From: English bend

Make someting no dey straight or no dey pure.
- You and your benben way, you no go change? — (Egbokhare_2021, You will not change from your crooked ways?)
- Na benben ways im take be oga. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. He made it to the top through unscrupulous means.)
Make person get bow leg or k-leg
- Dat girl fine but na benben leg she get. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The lady is pretty but she has knock knees.)
- Di way dem take arrange de chairs dem benben, make dem straight small I beg. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The arrangement of the chairs looks bent, make dem straight a bit.)

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 ===Adjective===
-# Na someting wey nor clear abi straight.
+# Make someting no dey straight or no dey pure.
 #:* {{ux|dv|You and your '''benben''' way, you no go change?  |(Egbokhare_2021, You will not change from your crooked ways?)}}
 #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''benben''' ways im take be oga.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. He made it to the top through unscrupulous means.)}}
-# Na person or anytin wey im leg be K.
+# Make person get [[bow leg]] or [[k-leg]]
-#:* {{ux|dv|Dat girl fine but na '''benben''' leg she get.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The lady is pretty but she has knocked knees.)}}
+#:* {{ux|dv|Dat girl fine but na '''benben''' leg she get.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The lady is pretty but she has knock knees.)}}
-#:* {{ux|dv|De way dem take arrange de chairs dem '''benben''', make dem straight small I beg.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The arrangement of the chairs looks bent, make dem straight a bit.)}}
+#:* {{ux|dv|Di way dem take arrange de chairs dem '''benben''', make dem straight small I beg.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. The arrangement of the chairs looks bent, make dem straight a bit.)}}
 ====Synonyms====
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 ====Translations====
-* English: ''crooked, shady, bent''
+* English: ''bent '', ''shady'' ''crooked''