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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
− | + | # Person wey dey serve person. | |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem no dey carry dey reach oga like dat, you go first do '''boyboy'''. |(NSC_2021, You can't just become a boss, you have be a servant first.)}} | |
− | :{{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| You don pass who suppose dey do '''boyboy''' for person for Lagos. | (NSC_2021, You should have grown past the age where you are a servant to someone in Lagos.)}} |
− | + | # Person wey never get strong mind. | |
− | + | #:* {{ux|dv| I no go fit follow una run di levels I be '''boyboy''' for di street. | (NSC_2021, I can't do any of that with you all, I'm not as streetwise as you lot.)}} | |
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+ | ===Antonym=== | ||
+ | * [[oga]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
− | * English: ''a male servant, stooge, | + | * English: ''a male servant'', ''stooge'', ''coward'' |
Revision as of 11:26, 19 May 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English boy
Pronunciation
- bɔ̀íbɔ̀í
Noun
- Person wey dey serve person.
- Dem no dey carry dey reach oga like dat, you go first do boyboy. — (NSC_2021, You can't just become a boss, you have be a servant first.)
- You don pass who suppose dey do boyboy for person for Lagos. — (NSC_2021, You should have grown past the age where you are a servant to someone in Lagos.)
- Person wey never get strong mind.
- I no go fit follow una run di levels I be boyboy for di street. — (NSC_2021, I can't do any of that with you all, I'm not as streetwise as you lot.)
Antonym
Translations
- English: a male servant, stooge, coward