gbam

Naija

Etymology

• From: unknown

Pronunciation

• gbàm

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Adverb

• Sound wey de dey hear if someting use force nack someting.

• Na once I hit my head for groundgbam.  — (NSC_2021, I hit my head on the floor heavily.)
• I dey my own jeje for di holdup when she come use her moto hit my own from backgbam.  — (NSC_2021, I was caught in the hold up when she hit my car from behind.)

Translation

• English: crash sound

Interjection

• Wetin person dey talk if someting na as e want make be.

• gbam, you don get am! Na di solution to di problem be dat.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2021. Correct! that is the right thing to do)

Synonym

• correct

Translation

• English: that's right!