Difference between revisions of "fabu"

Latest revision as of 11:50, 5 May 2023

From English: fable

No mind am o, na fabu e dey talk since o. — (Ignore him. He has been lying on and on.)
Di fabu James bin give us no be small o! — (The story James told was unbelievable.)
Wen Ejiro dey yan fabu, im nose dey expand. — (When Ejiro lies, his nose grows.)

Dat girly dey fabu her papa always o. — (NSC_2020, The girl deceives her father all the time.)

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 ==Naija==
-===Alternative forms===
-*
 ===Etymology===
-From English: ''fabulous''
+From English: ''fable''
 ===Pronunciation===
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 ===Noun===
-fabu: lie, a tale, exaggeration -- Definition in Naija?
+* Talk wey no be true.
+:*{{ux|dv| No mind am o, na '''fabu''' e dey talk since o. |(Ignore him. He has been lying on and on.)}}
+:*{{ux|dv| Di '''fabu''' James bin give us no be small o!|(The story James told was unbelievable.)}}
+:*{{ux|dv| Wen Ejiro dey yan '''fabu''', im nose dey expand.  |(When Ejiro lies, his nose grows.)}}
+====Synonym====
+* [[yarn]]
+====Translations====
+* English: ''lie''
-# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
+===Verb===
-#: {{ux|dv|No mind am o, na '''fabu''' e dey talk since o. |(Ignore him. He/she is saying a lie.)}}
+* Make person dey talk wetin no be true.
+:* {{ux|dv| Dat girly dey '''fabu''' her papa always o.|(NSC_2020, The girl deceives her father all the time.)}}
-====Derived forms====
 ====Synonyms====
-*
+* [[lie lie]], [[audio]]
 ====Antonyms====
-*
+* [[Talk true]]
 ====Translations====
-* English: lie, a tale, exaggeration
+* English: ''lie''