Difference between revisions of "eyeservice"

 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
===Alternative forms===
*  
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* [[eye service ]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English eyeservice
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From English ''eye service''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* áìsɛ́vìs
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* áísávìs
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eyeservice.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-eye service.f.ogg</sm2>  
<sm2>Pcm-ng-eyeservice.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-eyeservice.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 0
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: inf
 
 
 
===Definition===
 
===Usage===
 
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
eyeservice: bootlicking, psychophancy -- Sey person dey do someting just make people for see am sey e do am, if de comot e no go do am again
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* Sey person dey do someting just make people for see am sey e do am, if de comot e no go do am again.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|Becos e wan make dem promote am, e con dey do '''eyeservice'''.|(Because he/she wants to be promoted, he/she then started bootlicking.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Make e dey do '''eyeservice''' dey go, hand go touch am [[laslas]].|(He/She can go on pretending, he/she will get found out eventually.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|Cos e wan make dem promote am, e con dey do eye service. |(Because he/she wants to be promoted, he/she then started bootlicking.)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
[[wayo]],
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[[wayo]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: bootlicking, psychophancy
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* English: ''eye service''

Latest revision as of 10:44, 29 February 2024

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English eye service

Pronunciation

  • áísávìs

Play Play

Noun

  • Sey person dey do someting just make people for see am sey e do am, if de comot e no go do am again.
  • Becos e wan make dem promote am, e con dey do eyeservice.  — (Because he/she wants to be promoted, he/she then started bootlicking.)
  • Make e dey do eyeservice dey go, hand go touch am laslas.  — (He/She can go on pretending, he/she will get found out eventually.)

Synonyms

wayo

Translations

  • English: eye service