dust

Naija

Etymology

From: English dust

Pronunciation

• dɔ̂st

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Noun

1. Sand 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.)

2. Matter wey de cause trouble

   • Dis decision don raise plenti dust.  — (bbc__100880, This decision has raised a lot of issues.)

3. To talk yeye word for mouth

   • Nigerian youth feel sey government yarn dust on top EndSars gbege.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2020, Nigerian youths feel that the government said nonsense concerning the EndSars protest.)

Synonyms

sand

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__Abonyi_2020, Can Ben Johnson run faster than Usain Bolt if both of them are allowed to challenge each other?)

Synonyms

run

Translations

English: to beat in a competition with a wide margin