Difference between revisions of "bulala"
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===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
| − | + | * Small stick or horse skin wey de dey use de dey use [[wipe]] person body. | |
:{{ux|dx|As teacher enter class with '''bulala''' everybody couple up.|(NSC_Abonyi_2020, When the teacher walked into the classroom brandishing a cane the students behaved themselves.)}} | :{{ux|dx|As teacher enter class with '''bulala''' everybody couple up.|(NSC_Abonyi_2020, When the teacher walked into the classroom brandishing a cane the students behaved themselves.)}} | ||
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| − | #Make person take | + | # Make person take small stick wey resemble rope [[nack]] [[anoder]] person or ting. |
#:{{ux|dv|I go '''bulala''' you o.|(Egbokhare_2020, I am going to flog the hell out of you!)}} | #:{{ux|dv|I go '''bulala''' you o.|(Egbokhare_2020, I am going to flog the hell out of you!)}} | ||
#Sey man sabi [[nack]] with woman. | #Sey man sabi [[nack]] with woman. | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 21 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Hausa "bulala" for cane
Pronunciation
- bùlálà
Noun
- Small stick or horse skin wey de dey use de dey use wipe person body.
- As teacher enter class with bulala everybody couple up. — (NSC_Abonyi_2020, When the teacher walked into the classroom brandishing a cane the students behaved themselves.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: horsewhip, cane
Verb
- Make person take small stick wey resemble rope nack anoder person or ting.
- I go bulala you o. — (Egbokhare_2020, I am going to flog the hell out of you!)
- Sey man sabi nack with woman.
- Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi bulala pass hegoat. — (NSC_Abonyi 2020, It is a common saying that poor men are more virile than Casanovas.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: to flog, to have sex