gbeborun
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From: Yoruba gbe (carry), iborun (headscarf)
Pronunciation
- gbēbòrùn
Noun
- Person wey sabi how to dey gossip people.
- Di man and im wife sabi do gbeborun. — (The man and his wife are both gossips.)
- Shame suppose catch you abi you no know sey na di gbeborun you do scatter dat marriage? — (You should be ashamed of yourself, don't you know your rumormongering acts caused the breakdown of that marriage?)
- Even if government call dem whistle blower, na still gbeborun me go call dem. — (Even if the government call them 'whistle blowers', I will still call them tale bearers.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: gossip, rumour mongers.