Difference between revisions of "chewing stick"
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| − | + | * Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use [[brush]] teeth. | |
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|(Egbokhare_2021, Teeth-cleaning twigs can compromise one's dentals.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|(Egbokhare_2021, Teeth-cleaning twigs can compromise one's dentals.)}} | ||
:*{{ux|dv|Na old people be dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|(NSC_Abonyi_2021, Older ones like using teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but younger ones now see it as fad.)}} | :*{{ux|dv|Na old people be dey sabi use '''chewing stick''' before o but now guy men don dey wan [[blend]].|(NSC_Abonyi_2021, Older ones like using teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but younger ones now see it as fad.)}} | ||
Revision as of 01:03, 22 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: chewing and stick
Pronunciation
- ʧûŋstík
Noun
- Part of tree body wey de cut small small dey use brush teeth.
- Chewing stick no good for teeth o. — (Egbokhare_2021, Teeth-cleaning twigs can compromise one's dentals.)
- Na old people be dey sabi use chewing stick before o but now guy men don dey wan blend. — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Older ones like using teeth-cleaning twigs in the past but younger ones now see it as fad.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: Teeth-cleaning twig