charm

Naija

Etymology

From English: charm

Pronunciation

• tʃɑ̂m

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Noun

• Juju wey people dey use dey do different tings.

• I dey fear dat my papa sister becos sey she get charm.  — ( I am afraid of my father's sister because of her magical powers.)
• Dat man don use charm for di girl.  — ( The man has used magical powers to bewitch the girl.)

Synonym

• juju, jazz

Translation

English: magical powers

Verb

• Make person dey use juju for anoder person.

• Di girl don go charm di boyfriend to dey collect money for im hand.  — (The girl bewitched the boyfriend in order to extort money from him.)
• Dem charm di man sotay e no sabi where im dey.  — (They cast spells on the man so much that he could not recognize his environment.)

Synonym

• juju, jazz

Translation

English: charmed