get mouth

Naija

Etymology

From English: get and mouth

Pronunciation

• gɛ́máòt

Verb phrase

1. Make person to sabi talk.

   • I get mouth.  — (I am sharp-tongued.)

2. Person wey get level.

   • Quiet dere. If you get mouth you for no dey shout like goat.  — (Keep quiet. If you have any influence you won't be shouting like a goat.)
   • I hail you boss. I see wetin you do. You get mouth.  — (Greetings to you. I saw what you did. You have a lot of influence.)
   • Nigeria get mouth for plenty things wey dey appun for Di Gambia.  — (bbc__73654, Nigeria is involved in most of the intrigues in The Gambia.)

Synonyms

• sharp mouth, level

Translation

• English: sharp tongue, influence