denge
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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
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?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- You too dey denge. — (You show off a lot.)
- 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.