Difference between revisions of "chick"
 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* lighten 0.80 9, suits 0.80 9, debit 0.80 5, tp 0.79 6, exciting 0.79 8, kasu 0.79 5, feast 0.79 14, samsung 0.78 5, outfit 0.78 10
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English chick
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From: English ''chick''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-chick.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-chick.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-chick.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-chick.m.ogg</sm2>  
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 6
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1027
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 8
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 8760
 
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The word is used more orally than in written texts.
 
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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chick: Slang: girlfriend -- Definition in Naija?
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* [[Correct]] [[babe]].
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:*{{ux|dv|I dey go see my '''chick''' for hostel. |(I am going to visit my girlfriend in her hostel.)}}
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:*{{ux|dv| No be dat yeye hypeman talk sey if you be man and you no get reach 100k for your account sey you be '''chick'''?|(Wasn’t it that silly hypeman who said that if you are a man and you didn’t have up to a hundred thousand in your bank account that you are a young lady?)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|I dey go see my '''chick''' for hostel. |(I am going to see my girlfriend in her hostel.)}}
 
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# - (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E say, e con talk sey since di egg wey de don ready boil go fit hatch '''chick''' come outside, e go fit hatch '''chick''' come outside, den beans wey de don cook go fit, ah... |(NST_cleaned__41956, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|E say, e con talk sey since di egg wey de don ready boil go fit hatch '''chick''' come outside, e go fit hatch '''chick''' come outside, den beans wey de don cook go fit, ah... e go fit grow anoder one come outside. |(BEN_36_Clever-Girl_MG__48, He said... so he said, since the eggs which have already been boiled will hatch chicks, the beans that have already been cooked will be able to, uh... will be able to produce more.)}}
 
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# det (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Bammybestowed/Instagram BamBam di '''chick''' |(bbc__19022, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Any guy wey dey happen, any musician, even if di '''chick''' join you with musician, just know sey dat guy go collect, open your arm collect dat '''chick'''. |(KAD_18_My-Gunners-The-Musician_DG__82, Any guy that is reigning, any musician, even if the ladies sings with you, just know that that guy will collect... open your arm to collect that lady.)}}
 
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====Derived forms====
 
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====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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* lighten 0.80 9, suits 0.80 9, debit 0.80 5, tp 0.79 6, exciting 0.79 8, kasu 0.79 5, feast 0.79 14, samsung 0.78 5, outfit 0.78 10
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* [[chikala]], [[chikito]], [[shenani]], [[babe]]
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
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* lighten 0.80 9, suits 0.80 9, debit 0.80 5, tp 0.79 6, exciting 0.79 8, kasu 0.79 5, feast 0.79 14, samsung 0.78 5, outfit 0.78 10
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* [[guy]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
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* English: Slang: girlfriend
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* English: ''chick (human), young lady''

Latest revision as of 20:46, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English chick

Pronunciation

  • tʃîk

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Noun

  • I dey go see my chick for hostel.  — (I am going to visit my girlfriend in her hostel.)
  • No be dat yeye hypeman talk sey if you be man and you no get reach 100k for your account sey you be chick?  — (Wasn’t it that silly hypeman who said that if you are a man and you didn’t have up to a hundred thousand in your bank account that you are a young lady?)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: chick (human), young lady
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