gbeborun
Naija
Alternative forms
- gbe borun
Etymology
From:Yoruba gbe (carry), iborun (headscarf)
Pronunciation
- gbébòrùn
Noun
- Na person wey too sabi how to dey gossip people.
- Di man and im wife sabi do gbeborun. — (Egbokhare_2020. The man and his are gossipers)
- 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 rumour mongering 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
Translations
- English: gossip, rumour mongers.