Difference between revisions of "guy"
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English guy
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From English: ''guy''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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* gǎɪ
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* gâɪ
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-guy.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-guy.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-guy.m.ogg</sm2>
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-guy.m.ogg</sm2>
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 621
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 621
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 550
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 550
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===Definition===
 
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Name wey de dey call man.
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
# Name wey de dey call man.
 
# Name wey de dey call man.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Who be dat guy wey I see una dey talk? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Who is the man I saw you talking to ?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Who be dat '''guy''' wey I see una dey talk? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Who is the man I saw you talking to ?)}}
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#:* {{ ux|dv| wetin do dat guy wey bin dey run viewing centre for dat street | (NSC_Emeka_2020, What happened to that fellow who was managing the viewing centre? )}}
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#:* {{ ux|dv| wetin do dat '''guy''' wey bin dey run viewing centre for dat street? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, What happened to that fellow who was managing the viewing centre? )}}
 
# Person friend.
 
# Person friend.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Shola na my guy | ( Shola is my friend)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Shola na my '''guy''' | (Egbokhare_2020, Shola is my friend)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Baba, no be your guy dey call you so? | (NSC_Emeka_2020,  Bro, isn't that your friend calling you?)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Baba, no be your '''guy''' dey call you so? | (NSC_Emeka_2020,  Bro, isn't that your friend calling you?)}}
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# name wey be like title wey de dey use dey call man. Na people wey be like de dey di same age, or de no use anyting pass diersef, na dem dey use am.
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# Name wey be like title wey de dey use dey call man. Na people wey be like de dey di same age, or de no use anyting pass diersef, na dem dey use am.
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#:* {{ux|dv| guy, shey you go like take one bottle? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Guy, you'll like to take a bottle, right? ) }}
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#:* {{ux|dv| '''Guy''', shey you go like take one bottle? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, you'll like to take a bottle, right? ) }}
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#:* {{ux|dv| '''Guy''' reason di levels, e fit pure [[laslas]]. |(NSC_2021, Bro, think about the matter, it could come good in time.)}}
  
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====Derived Forms====
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====Related Forms====
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# [[guyman]] : person wey be sey e dey sharp to know as matter dey be.
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[[guyman]]
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#: {{ux|dv| Haba, you never hear sey a guyman can never guy a guyyoyo? | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Come on, haven't you heard that a street smart person can never cheat a street smart person?) }}
 
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#: {{ux|dv| So, you you code dat ting wey happen? You be guy man, to God! | (NSC_Emeka_2020, So, you understood what happened, you are street smart, I swear! ) }}
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
 
[[man]], [[omo]], [[mehn]], [[baba]]
 
[[man]], [[omo]], [[mehn]], [[baba]]
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====Antonyms====
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[[ boy ]], [[babe]]
 
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: ''guy''
 
* English: ''guy''
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===Verb===
 
===Verb===
 
====Intransitive====
 
====Intransitive====
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# sey dem cheat peson
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* sey dem cheat peson
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#: {{ux|dv| Omo, you see that watch wey chidi buy? Omo, de guy am | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, you see that wristwatch Chidi bought? Bro, He was cheated ) }}
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:* {{ux|dv| Omo, you see that watch wey chidi buy? Omo, de guy am | (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, you see that wristwatch Chidi bought? Bro, He was cheated ) }}
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:* {{ux|dv| If you dey go dat plaza, open eye o. De dey '''guy''' men for dat side. |(NSC_2021, If you are going to that plaza, be alert. They cheat people there.)}}
  
  

Revision as of 18:24, 1 August 2021

Naija

Etymology

From English: guy

Pronunciation

  • gâɪ

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Frequency

  • Frequency in NSC treebank: 110
  • Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 130
  • Frequency in raw corpus: 621
  • Frequency rank in raw corpus: 550

Noun

  1. Name wey de dey call man.
    • Who be dat guy wey I see una dey talk?  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, Who is the man I saw you talking to ?)
    • wetin do dat guy wey bin dey run viewing centre for dat street?  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, What happened to that fellow who was managing the viewing centre? )
  2. Person friend.
    • Shola na my guy  —  (Egbokhare_2020, Shola is my friend)
    • Baba, no be your guy dey call you so?  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, isn't that your friend calling you?)
  3. Name wey be like title wey de dey use dey call man. Na people wey be like de dey di same age, or de no use anyting pass diersef, na dem dey use am.
    • Guy, shey you go like take one bottle?  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, you'll like to take a bottle, right? )
    • Guy reason di levels, e fit pure laslas.  — (NSC_2021, Bro, think about the matter, it could come good in time.)

Related Forms

guyman

Synonyms

man, omo, mehn, baba

Translations

  • English: guy

Verb

Intransitive

  • sey dem cheat peson
  • Omo, you see that watch wey chidi buy? Omo, de guy am  —  (NSC_Emeka_2020, Bro, you see that wristwatch Chidi bought? Bro, He was cheated )
  • If you dey go dat plaza, open eye o. De dey guy men for dat side.  — (NSC_2021, If you are going to that plaza, be alert. They cheat people there.)


Synonyms

cheat, obtain,

Antonyms

help

Translations

  • English: cheat
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