denge

Naija

Alternative forms

• crucifix 0.92 7, ycee 0.90 5, maleek 0.90 6, vert 0.90 5, calcium 0.90 7, cube 0.90 12, rovers 0.90 7, marouane 0.90 5, paltrow 0.90 6

Etymology

Borrowed from English denge

Pronunciation

• dɛ̀ngɛ̀

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
• Frequency in raw corpus: 1
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 30341

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Verb

denge: be positively haughty, show off. -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   You too dey denge.  — (You show off a lot.)

2. obj (frequency:2)

   No dey use Crucifix denge pose - Pope Francis  — (bbc__75176, __no translation__)

   No dey use Crucifix denge pose - Pope Francis Pope Francis: 'Pray for DR Congo and South Sudan'  — (bbc__75177, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• crucifix 0.92 7, ycee 0.90 5, maleek 0.90 6, vert 0.90 5, calcium 0.90 7, cube 0.90 12, rovers 0.90 7, marouane 0.90 5, paltrow 0.90 6

Antonyms

• crucifix 0.92 7, ycee 0.90 5, maleek 0.90 6, vert 0.90 5, calcium 0.90 7, cube 0.90 12, rovers 0.90 7, marouane 0.90 5, paltrow 0.90 6

Translations

• English: be positively haughty, show off.