Difference between revisions of "boyboy"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
*  
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* [[boyiboyi]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From English: boy
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From English ''boy''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
No documented examples in our corpora.
 
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
boyboy: a male servant, stooge, a coward -- Definition in Naija?
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* A male servant wey no get liver tackle issue.
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E be '''boyboy'''. You dey do '''boyboy''', you no fit talk? |(You are a male servant. You are a coward, you can't say anything.)}}
 
  
====Derived forms====
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#: {{ux|dv|E be '''boyboy'''. You dey do '''boyboy''', you no fit talk? |(Egbokhare_2021, You are a male servant. You are a coward, you can't say anything.)}}
  
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* bastard
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a male servant, stooge, a coward
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* English: ''a male servant, stooge, a coward''

Revision as of 17:38, 25 January 2021

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English boy

Pronunciation

  • bɔ̀íbɔ̀í

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 0
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf


Noun

  • A male servant wey no get liver tackle issue.
  1. E be boyboy. You dey do boyboy, you no fit talk?  — (Egbokhare_2021, You are a male servant. You are a coward, you can't say anything.)


Synonyms

  • bastard

Translations

  • English: a male servant, stooge, a coward