dirty

Naija

Alternative form

• doty

Etymology

From: English dirty

Pronunciation

dɜ̄tí Play Play

Noun

• Sey someting no clean.

• Dirty just full everywhere for deir house  — (The house is full of dirt.)

Translation

English: dirt, filth

Adjective

1. Someting wey no clean.

   • I no dey like to buy food for shop wey dirty.  — (I dislike the idea of purchasing food from dirty environment.)
   • All di water wey dey de village dirty no be small.  — (The water in the village is very dirty.)

2. Sey person mind no pure.

   • Dat man ehn, im mind dirty.  — ( The man's mind, is filled with filth.)
   • Some people na so so dirty dirty ting dem dey tink.  — ( Some people's mind are filled with all kinds of filthy thoughts..)

3. Make person dey do magomago.

   • Dat boy hand dirty, im ways no pure.  — (That boy is involved in illegal activities.)

4. Sey shayo don dey affect person.

   • If your eye don dirty, no drive o.  — (If you are drunk, don't drive.)
   • Dat guy no get chest now, two bottle im eye don dirty.  — (That guy does not have any mettle, just two bottles and he is drunk.)

Antonym

• clean

Translation

• English: dirty, filthy, drunk

Verb

• Make dem make nyamanyama dey for someting.

• Does children don dirty di water.  — (The children dirtied the water.)
• I no dey like wear white because I go must dirty am.  — (I don’t like wearing white because I’ll definitely stain it.)

Antonym

• clean, wash

Translation

• English: dirty