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# Person wey dey serve person. | # Person wey dey serve person. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem no dey carry dey reach oga like dat, you go first do '''boyboy'''. |( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| Dem no dey carry dey reach oga like dat, you go first do '''boyboy'''. |(You can't just become a boss, you have be a servant first.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| You don pass who suppose dey do '''boyboy''' for person for Lagos. | ( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| You don pass who suppose dey do '''boyboy''' for person for Lagos. | (You should have grown past the age where you are a servant to someone in Lagos.)}} |
# Person wey never get strong mind. | # Person wey never get strong mind. | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| I no go fit follow una run di levels I be '''boyboy''' for di street. | ( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| I no go fit follow una run di levels I be '''boyboy''' for di street. | (I can't do any of that with you all, I'm not as streetwise as you lot.)}} |
===Antonym=== | ===Antonym=== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:09, 30 April 2023
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: English boy
Pronunciation
- bɔǐbɔǐ
Noun
- Person wey dey serve person.
- Dem no dey carry dey reach oga like dat, you go first do boyboy. — (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. — (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. — (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