Difference between revisions of "bobo"

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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3736
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3736
  
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
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===Usage===
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===Definition===
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
bobo: a young man -- Definition in Naija?
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bobo:  
 
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# young man wey still dey grow
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di '''bobo''' fine. |(The young man is handsome.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Di '''bobo''' fine. |(The young man is handsome.)}}
# - (frequency:12)
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# name wey de dey call man wey babe dey like
#: {{ux|dv|Na my guy, na my '''bobo'''. |(LAG_28_Buying-Shawarma_DG__185, He's my guy, he's my boy.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|Dat your '''bobo''' make sense o! |(NST_cleaned__1534, Your boyfriend is nice )}}
#: {{ux|dv|My daughter dey like '''bobo'''. |(ENU_17_Buying-Grocery_DG__134, My daughter likes Bobo.)}}
 
# nmod:poss (frequency:8)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Na my guy, na my '''bobo'''. |(NST_cleaned__23719, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Dat your '''bobo''' make sense o! |(NST_cleaned__1534, __no translation__)}}
 
# case (frequency:4)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ariana Grande don break up wit '''bobo''' five months afta engagement |(bbc__16190, __no translation__)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Ariana Grande don break up wit '''bobo''' five months afta engagement Social media dey carri P. Diddy and Cassie mata for head say di rapper 'don chop, clean mouth' |(bbc__16192, __no translation__)}}
 
# det (frequency:2)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I no get any '''bobo'''. |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__186, I do not have any guy.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|Which '''bobo''', which '''bobo'''? |(BEN_28_Radio-Drama-Flirting_DG__184, Which guy? Which guy?)}}
 
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
====Derived forms====
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* lover 0.85 18, fiancé 0.83 8, nwa 0.79 9, boyfriend 0.79 89, grandmama 0.77 25, pale 0.77 8, princess 0.77 51, rowland 0.77 7, bae 0.77 13
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* lover, fiancé, boyfriend, bae,
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* lover 0.85 18, fiancé 0.83 8, nwa 0.79 9, boyfriend 0.79 89, grandmama 0.77 25, pale 0.77 8, princess 0.77 51, rowland 0.77 7, bae 0.77 13
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: a young man
 
* English: a young man

Revision as of 23:56, 15 September 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

etymology: unknown (maybe from boy)

Pronunciation

  • bɔ̀bɔ́

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 2
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1979
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 38
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3736

Usage

Definition

Noun

bobo:

  1. young man wey still dey grow
    Di bobo fine.  — (The young man is handsome.)
  2. name wey de dey call man wey babe dey like
    Dat your bobo make sense o!  — (NST_cleaned__1534, Your boyfriend is nice )

Derived forms

Synonyms

  • lover, fiancé, boyfriend, bae,

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: a young man