busybody

Naija

Alternative Form

bizibodi, busybodi

Etymology

From: English busy and body

Pronunciation

• bùsìbɔ̀dí

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Adjective

• Sey person dey waka about dey talk matter when no concern am.

• Di woman, na heavy busybody she be.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, The woman is a terrible gossip.)
• Di Days dem wey people tink sey na only women be busybody don pass. Plenty men dey now wey even sabi am pass women.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, The days when women alone were thought to be gossips are over. Now, some men are worse gossips.)
• Make we no enter disame moto wit dat busybody person oderwise everyting we talk go reach compound before we reach.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, Let's not board the same bus with that gossip otherwise everything we say will be heard at home even before we get there.)

Synonyms

• aproko

Translation

• gossip