gbeborun

Naija

Alternative forms

• gbe borun

Etymology

From: Yoruba gbe (carry), iborun (headscarf)

Pronunciation

• gbébòrùn

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Noun

• Person wey sabi how to dey gossip people.

• Di man and im wife sabi do gbeborun.  — (Egbokhare_2020. The man and his wife are both gossips.)
• Shame suppose catch you abi you no know say na di gbeborun you do scatter dat marriage?.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, 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.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, Even if the government call them 'whistle blowers', I will still call them tale bearers)

Synonyms

• amebo, aproko

Translations

• English: gossip, rumour mongers.