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#:* {{ux|dv|You and your '''benben''' way, you no go change? |(Egbokhare_2021, You will not change from your crooked ways?)}} | #:* {{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.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|Na '''benben''' ways im take be oga.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021. He made it to the top through unscrupulous means.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{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.)}} | ||
# Make person get [[bow leg]] or [[k-leg]] | # Make person get [[bow leg]] or [[k-leg]] | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Sey person get '''benben''' leg no mean sey e no fine. she get.|(NSC_Legbeti_2021, That a person has knock knees does not mean that the person is not beautiful/handsome.)}} |
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 10:59, 19 July 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English bend
Pronunciation 1
- bɛ̀nbɛ́n
Pronunciation2
- bɛ̀nibɛ́ni
Adjective
- 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.)
- 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.)
- Make person get bow leg or k-leg
- Sey person get benben leg no mean sey e no fine. she get. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021, That a person has knock knees does not mean that the person is not beautiful/handsome.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: bent , shady, crooked