gumbody

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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
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