Difference between revisions of "dodo"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: Yoruba ''dodo'' meaning ''plantain''
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From: Yoruba ''dodo'' meaning ''fried plantain''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===

Latest revision as of 22:37, 28 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba dodo meaning fried plantain

Pronunciation

  • dòdò

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Noun

  • Ripe plantain wey de don fry.
  • I dey like dodo and beans.  — (I like eating fried ripe plantain and beans.)

Translations

English: Fried ripe plantain

Adjective

  1. Person wey weak or dey do like who no get power.
    • See as di guy de do like dodo, na ajebutter?  — (See how the guy is behaving as a weakling, is he born with a silver spoon?)
  2. Person wey e prick no de fit raise.
    • Dat man with e wife dey always fight for midnight, you sure sey no be two minute man wey e jolojolo be dodo?  — (That man and his wife are always fighting by midinight, are you sure that he is not a two minute man with weak erection?)

Synonyms

odoyo, mumu,

Translations

  • English: weakling, impotent