Difference between revisions of "chewing stick"
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* Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use [[brush]] teeth. | * Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use [[brush]] teeth. | ||
| − | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|( | + | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|(Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.}} |
| − | :*{{ux|dv|Na old people bin dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|( | + | :*{{ux|dv|Na old people bin dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|(Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 3 May 2023
Naija
Etymology
From English: chewing and stick
Pronunciation
- ʧùìnstîk
Noun
- Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use brush teeth.
- Chewing stick no good for teeth o. — (Teeth-cleaning twigs are not good for the teeth.
- Na old people bin dey sabi use chewing stick before o but now guy men don dey wan blend. — (Elderly people preferred to use teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but the young people just do it now to seem fashionable.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Teeth-cleaning twig