Difference between revisions of "benben"
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# Na person or anytin wey him leg be K. | # Na person or anytin wey him leg be K. | ||
#:* {{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 knocked knees.)}} | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv|De | + | #:* {{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.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 4 March 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
- benibeni
Etymology
From: English bend
Pronunciation
- bɛ̀nbɛ́n
Adjective
- Na someting wey nor clear abi straight.
- 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.)
- Na person or anytin wey him leg be K.
- Dat girl fine but na benben leg she get. — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. The lady is pretty but she has knocked knees.)
- 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.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: crooked, shady, bent