Difference between revisions of "denge"

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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 30341
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 30341
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===

Revision as of 13:38, 26 October 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

  • dengeh

Etymology

From: unknown

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

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__)

Derived forms

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.