Difference between revisions of "bulala"
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# Make person take small stick wey resemble rope [[nack]] [[anoder]] person or ting. | # Make person take small stick wey resemble rope [[nack]] [[anoder]] person or ting. | ||
| − | #:{{ux|dv|I go '''bulala''' you o.|( | + | #:{{ux|dv|I go '''bulala''' you o.|(I am going to flog the hell out of you!)}} |
#Sey man sabi [[nack]] woman. | #Sey man sabi [[nack]] woman. | ||
| − | #:{{ux|dv|Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi '''bulala''' pass [[hegoat]].|( | + | #:{{ux|dv|Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi '''bulala''' pass [[hegoat]].|(It is a common saying that poor men are more virile than Casanovas.)}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 30 April 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Hausa bulala 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. — (As soon as 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. — (I am going to flog the hell out of you!)
- Sey man sabi nack woman.
- Dem dey talk am sey men wey no get shishi sabi bulala pass hegoat. — (It is a common saying that poor men are more virile than Casanovas.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: flog, have sex