hammer

Naija

Alternative Forms

• hama

Etymology

From: English hammer

Pronounciation

• hámà

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Noun

• Wetin person dey take nack nail enter wood.

• Di way this carpenter hold hammer eh e clear sey e sabi work.  — (NSC_2020, The carpenter is using the hammer like an expert .)

Translation

• English: hammer

Verb

• Make person get correct money.

• All man dey hustle make dem hammer by fire by force.  — (NSC_2020, Everyone is trying to become rich by all means.)
• Suffer hammer dat uncle sotey na agbekpo e begin do.  — (NSC_2020, He became so hard up that he stooped to sewage evaluator.)

Translations

• English: "to hit jackpot"