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===Adjective===
 
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Revision as of 12:49, 14 July 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English bend

Pronunciation

  • bɛ̀nbɛ́n

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Pronunciation2

  • bɛ̀nibɛ́ni

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Adjective

  1. 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.)
  2. 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.)

Synonyms

k-leg, magomago

Translations

  • English: bent , shady, crooked