dust
Naija
Etymology
From: English dust
Pronunciation
- dɔ̂st
Definition
sand sand
Noun
Sand
- Na dust, na im dem form us from. — (NST_cleaned__39721, It is dust from that we were formed from.)
- Dust cover the suit wey dem wear. — (jw__40073, Dust covered the suit they wore.)
- Matter wey de cause trouble
- Dis decision don raise plenti dust. — (bbc__100880, This decision has raised a lot of issues.)
- to talk yeye word for mouth
- Nigerian youth feel sey government yarn dust on top EndSars gbege. — (NSC_Odirin 2020, Nigerian youths feel that the government said nonsense concerning the EndSars protest.)
Synonyms
Translations
English: dust
Verb
Sey person do someting pass anoder person wey im and am dey do something.
- Musa dust am for di race. — (Egbokhare, Musa won her with a wide margin in the race.)
- Ben Johnson go fit dust Usain Bolt if deir two challenge? — (NSC__Odirin 2020, Can Ben Johnson run faster than Usain Bolt if both of them are allowed to challenge each other?)
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
English: to beat in a competition with a wide margin