Difference between revisions of "guyman"
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* Wetin de dey call person wey de feel sey na [[sabiperson]] | * Wetin de dey call person wey de feel sey na [[sabiperson]] | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Di '''guyman''' say you and am bin dey di same area. |(NSC_2021, The guy said the both of you lived in the same area?)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Di '''guyman''' say you and am bin dey di same area. |(NSC_2021, The guy said the both of you lived in the same area?)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Haba, you never hear sey a guyman can never guy a guyyoyo? | (NSC_2020, Come on, haven't you heard that a street smart person can never cheat a street smart person?) }} | ||
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===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
* Person wey be sey e dey sharp; e sabi as [[matter]] dey be. | * Person wey be sey e dey sharp; e sabi as [[matter]] dey be. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| As '''guyman''' I like cloth so I con dey get fashion segment wey I dey do, base on sey me, I know sey I fit tell you sey but dat shoe wey you wear e no pure wit dat trouser.| (WAZK_11, As a streetwise person I like clot'hes, so I got a fashion segment to do, because I know that I can tell you that your shoe does not go well with your trouser.) }} | + | :* {{ux|dv| As '''guyman''' I like cloth so I con dey get fashion segment wey I dey do, base on sey me, I know sey I fit tell you sey but dat shoe wey you wear e no pure wit dat trouser.| (WAZK_11, As a streetwise person I like clot'hes, so I got a fashion segment to do, because I know that I can tell you that your shoe does not go well with your trouser.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| You be '''guyman''' now. Why you dey do like sey you no know sey all di politicians dey use us do [[kalokalo]]? | ( | + | :* {{ux|dv| You be '''guyman''' now. Why you dey do like sey you no know sey all di politicians dey use us do [[kalokalo]]?| (NSC_2020, You are street smart, why are you acting like you don't know that all these politicians are just playing games with us.)}} |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| So, you you code dat ting wey happen? You be '''guyman''', to God! | ( | + | :* {{ux|dv| So, you you code dat ting wey happen? You be '''guyman''', to God!|(NSC_2020, So, you understood what happened, you are street smart, I swear!)}} |
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[[sabi person]] | [[sabi person]] | ||
Revision as of 05:11, 24 September 2022
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English: guy and man
Pronunciation
- gàìmân
Noun
- Wetin de dey call person wey de feel sey na sabiperson
- Di guyman say you and am bin dey di same area. — (NSC_2021, The guy said the both of you lived in the same area?)
- Haba, you never hear sey a guyman can never guy a guyyoyo? — (NSC_2020, Come on, haven't you heard that a street smart person can never cheat a street smart person?)
Translation
- English: guy
Adjective
- Person wey be sey e dey sharp; e sabi as matter dey be.
- As guyman I like cloth so I con dey get fashion segment wey I dey do, base on sey me, I know sey I fit tell you sey but dat shoe wey you wear e no pure wit dat trouser. — (WAZK_11, As a streetwise person I like clot'hes, so I got a fashion segment to do, because I know that I can tell you that your shoe does not go well with your trouser.)
- You be guyman now. Why you dey do like sey you no know sey all di politicians dey use us do kalokalo? — (NSC_2020, You are street smart, why are you acting like you don't know that all these politicians are just playing games with us.)
- So, you you code dat ting wey happen? You be guyman, to God! — (NSC_2020, So, you understood what happened, you are street smart, I swear!)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: a street smart person