Difference between revisions of "bomaboy"
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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From: Name of place ''Burma'' and English ''boy'' | From: Name of place ''Burma'' and English ''boy'' | ||
| + | ''(Dis na name wey come from di name wey dem give army people wey come back from Burma war)'' | ||
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* Person wey rugged wey be [[jaguda]]. | * Person wey rugged wey be [[jaguda]]. | ||
:* {{ux|dv|Im pikin don become '''bomaboy'''. |(His/her child is nows a ruffian.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|Im pikin don become '''bomaboy'''. |(His/her child is nows a ruffian.)}} | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Children for Yaba garage ehn, na '''bomaboy''' plenty for deir midst.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| Children for Yaba garage ehn, na '''bomaboy''' plenty for deir midst.|(Majority of the children found at Yaba motor park are thugs.)}} |
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
| − | * English: ''thug, ruffian'' | + | * English: ''thug, ruffian, miscreant'' |
Latest revision as of 15:14, 27 February 2024
Naija
Etymology
From: Name of place Burma and English boy (Dis na name wey come from di name wey dem give army people wey come back from Burma war)
Pronunciation
- bɔ́màbɔ́ì
Noun
- Person wey rugged wey be jaguda.
- Im pikin don become bomaboy. — (His/her child is nows a ruffian.)
- Children for Yaba garage ehn, na bomaboy plenty for deir midst. — (Majority of the children found at Yaba motor park are thugs.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: thug, ruffian, miscreant