Difference between revisions of "gumbody"

 
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From English: ''gum'' and ''body''
 
From English: ''gum'' and ''body''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
* gùmbòdí
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* gùmbɔ̀dí
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gumbody.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gumbody.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gumbody.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gumbody.m.ogg</sm2>

Latest revision as of 21:06, 29 February 2024

Naija

Etymology

From English: gum and body

Pronunciation

  • gùmbɔ̀dí


Verb

  • Sey person dey follow person up and down.
  • You dis pikin no dey gumbody follow me.  — (Child stop clinging to me!)
  • E no good make woman dey gumbody follow man wey never marry her.  — (It is unwise for a woman to be clingy to a man who is yet to marry her.)

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Synonym

Translation

  • English: clinging