Difference between revisions of "demo"

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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985
  
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===Definition===
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#Make person dey showoff.
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
demo: demonstrate, to act up -- Definition in Naija?
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#Make sombody dey form one kain one kain for anoder person.
 
 
 
 
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|E begin dey '''demo''' for di palace. |(He/she started acting up in the place.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
  
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#:* {{ux|dv|E begin dey '''demo''' for di palace. |(Egbokhare _2020_ He/she started acting up in the place.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv|Na from day one dem don dey '''demo''' for us for that hostel, but as per sharp guys na, we no send dem. |(NSC_Shulammite_2020_From the very beginning, they've been showing off in that hostel. But due to our kind of person, we don`t give a damn.)}} 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
* bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10
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* [[shakara]], [[yanga]],[[form]]
 
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
* bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10
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[[humble]], [[calm down]], [[jeje]]
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: demonstrate, to act up
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* English: ''showoff'', ''to act up''

Revision as of 11:24, 13 October 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

  • bog 0.70 19, demonstrators 0.69 14, dating 0.66 25, armah 0.66 6, shoppers 0.66 5, mp 0.66 54, toke 0.66 7, skip 0.65 139, osman 0.65 10

Etymology

from: English demonstration

Pronunciation

  • dɛ̀mó

Play Play

Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 4
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 12985

Definition

  1. Make person dey showoff.

Verb

  1. Make sombody dey form one kain one kain for anoder person.
    • E begin dey demo for di palace.  — (Egbokhare _2020_ He/she started acting up in the place.)
    • Na from day one dem don dey demo for us for that hostel, but as per sharp guys na, we no send dem.  — (NSC_Shulammite_2020_From the very beginning, they've been showing off in that hostel. But due to our kind of person, we don`t give a damn.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

humble, calm down, jeje

Translations

  • English: showoff, to act up