chewing stick

Naija

Etymology

From: English chewing and stick

Pronunciation

• ʧûŋstík

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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 in the past but younger ones now see it as fad.)

Synonyms

• brush

Translations

• English: Teeth-cleaning twig