Difference between revisions of "copycopy"

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===Adjective===
 
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* Make person or someting dey try make e be like anoder person or someting.
 
* Make person or someting dey try make e be like anoder person or someting.
:* {{ux|dv|Tunde na '''copycopy'''. |(Egbokhare_2020, Tunde is an imitator.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|Tunde na '''copycopy'''. |(Tunde is an imitator.)}}
:* {{ux|dv| We get many snake wey be '''copycopy'''. De go just [[pem]] for oneside do deir body make e be like sey dem and ground or dem and tree na di same ting.|( NSC_2022, There are many snakes that camouflage themselves to look like the floor or tree.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| We get many snake wey be '''copycopy'''. De go just [[pem]] for oneside do deir body make e be like sey dem and ground or dem and tree na di same ting.|(There are many snakes that camouflage themselves to look like the floor or tree.)}}
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Revision as of 21:37, 3 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: English copy

Pronunciation

  • kɔ̀pìkɔ́pí

Play Play

Noun

  • Someting wey be like original but no be di original.
  • Your own book na copycopy.  — (Your copy is an imitation.)
  • Dis one no be di original at all, na heavy copycopy.  — (This is definitely not the original, it is an imitation.)

Related form

copy

Translations

  • English: imitation

Adjective

  • Make person or someting dey try make e be like anoder person or someting.
  • Tunde na copycopy.  — (Tunde is an imitator.)
  • We get many snake wey be copycopy. De go just pem for oneside do deir body make e be like sey dem and ground or dem and tree na di same ting.  — (There are many snakes that camouflage themselves to look like the floor or tree.)

=Related form

copy

Translation

English: imitator, disguise

Verb

  • Make person do wayo for exam.
  • You too dey copycopy.  — (NSC_2021, You cheat off others a lot.)
  • For dis class we know dem wey dey copycopy to fit pass.  — (NSC_2021, In this class, we know those who cheat off others so they can pass.)

Related form

copy

Translations

  • English: cheat