borrowpose

Naija

Alternative Form

• borrow pose

Etymology

From: English borrow and pose

Pronunciation

• bòròpȏs

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Noun

• Wetin person dey do wey be sey e dey do yanga wit wetin no be im get.

• No carry my car do borrowpose for di party wey you dey go so.  — (Do not use my car as showoff at that party you are attending.)
• Na only to dey do borrowpose you sabi.  — (You are only good at showing off with other people's stuff.)

Related forms

• borrow, borrowborrow

Synonyms

• begybegy

Translation

• English: showing off with other people's properties

Verb

• Make person dey do yanga wit wetin no be im get.

• You go dey borrowpose dey waka about, you no dey every reason sey you don old pass dis kind yeye doings?  — (You go about showing off with things that are not yours, don't you ever stop to think that you are getting too old for these stupid things?)
• You don use im car borrowpose tire, wetin you go do now wey be sey e dey travel?  — (You've pretended that his car is yours, what will you do now that he is travelling?)

Translation

• English: showing off with people's properties