Difference between revisions of "fumble"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English fumble
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From: English ''fumble''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 3
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 14564
 
* 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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#na make person dey do anyhow.
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|When the new wife begin '''fumble''', the man jejejej return to im old wife.|(NSC_Legbeti__2020. He returned to his old wife when the new one began misbehaving, )}}
 
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#:* {{ux|dv|You dey '''fumble'''.|(Egbokhare_2020. You are not living up to expectation)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
 
#: {{ux|dv|You dey '''fumble'''.|no translation}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
*
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[[do anyhow]],
 
 
====Antonyms====
 
*
 
 
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: to misbehave. not living up to expectation
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''not living up to expectation''

Revision as of 14:35, 2 November 2020

Naija

Etymology

From: English fumble

Pronunciation

  • fɔ́mbù

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 3
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 14564

Verb

  1. na make person dey do anyhow.
    • When the new wife begin fumble, the man jejejej return to im old wife.  — (NSC_Legbeti__2020. He returned to his old wife when the new one began misbehaving, )
    • You dey fumble.  — (Egbokhare_2020. You are not living up to expectation)

Synonyms

do anyhow,

Translations

not living up to expectation