Difference between revisions of "chewing stick"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
chewing stick: chew stick, dental flush -- Definition in Naija?
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Na tree body wey de cut tiny tiny de use [[brush]] teeth.
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Chuinstic no good for teeth o.|no translation}}
 
 
 
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:*{{ux|dv|'''Chewing stick''' no good for teeth o.|Egbokhare_2021, Teeth-cleaning twigs can compromise one's dentals.}}
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:*{{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 n the past but younger ones now see it as fad.}}
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* [[brush]]
 
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: chew stick, dental flush
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* English: ''Teeth-cleaning twig''

Revision as of 12:52, 18 January 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English chewing and stick

Pronunciation

  • ʧu:ŋ stík

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Noun

Na tree body wey de cut tiny tiny de 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 n the past but younger ones now see it as fad.

Synonyms


Translations

  • English: Teeth-cleaning twig