boy

Naija

From: English boy

Pikin wey be male.
- How about di boy? — (KAD_31_Girls-Education_M__77, How about the boy?)
- One day, I dey work, one girl wit one boy come, and say auntie, see! — (ONI_27_A-Hotelier-Interview_MG__43, One day, I was at work when a girl came with a boy, and said, auntie, look!)
- Meghan Markle don born baby boy for Prince Harry. — (bbc__85296, Reuters Meghan Markle has given birth to a bouncing baby boy for Prince Harry.)
Person wey dey serve person.
- Na because you no too dey shout na im make dis your boy get mind tell you sey e no go do wetin you tell am. — (NSC_2021, It's because you are not harsh that's why your apprentice can boldly say that he won't do what you asked him to do.)
- Person wey be person boy go still dey reason sey im go be oga one day; and e too, e go get im own boy wey go dey work for am. — (NSC_2021, A person who is a subordinate to someone will hope that one day he will become the boss, and he too will have a subordinate who will work for him.)

All dis boy wey you pack full for here and you say market no dey move. Make dem comot go find customer for market naw. — (NSC_2021, You have a lot of apprentices here and you say sales are bad. Let them go and canvass for customers in the market.)
No be sey you get money o. How many boy you don train for here? — (NSC_2021, It isn't all about your wealth. How many apprentices have you trained here?)