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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
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===Alternative Forms===
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* [[fombu]], [[fumbu]]
 
 
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English fumble
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From: English ''fumble''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* fɔ́mbù
 
* fɔ́mbù
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-fumble.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-fombu.m.ogg</sm2>
 
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 14564
 
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
 
  
 
===Verb===
 
===Verb===
fumble: to misbehave. not living up to expectation -- Definition in Naija?
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* Make person no dey do as e suppose dey do.
 
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:* {{ux|dv|You dey '''fumble'''.|( You are not living up to expectation.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv|When the new wife begin '''fumble''', di man [[jejeje]] return to im old wife.|(He returned to his old wife when the new one began misbehaving.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You dey '''fumble'''.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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[[do anyhow]], [[fall hand]]
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
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====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to misbehave. not living up to expectation
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English: ''misbehave''

Latest revision as of 13:56, 31 May 2023

Naija

Alternative Forms

Etymology

From: English fumble

Pronunciation

  • fɔ́mbù

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Verb

  • Make person no dey do as e suppose dey do.
  • You dey fumble.  — ( You are not living up to expectation.)
  • When the new wife begin fumble, di man jejeje return to im old wife.  — (He returned to his old wife when the new one began misbehaving.)

Synonyms

do anyhow, fall hand

Translations

English: misbehave