Difference between revisions of "jazz"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
From: ''unknown''
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From: English ''jazz''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
d͡ʒâz
 
d͡ʒâz

Revision as of 10:13, 1 March 2024

Naija

Etymology

From: English jazz

Pronunciation

d͡ʒâz Play Play

Noun

  • juju wey people dey use de do bad ting.
  • If you dey drive, open eye o. De no dey do jazz for trailer.  — (Drive carefully, voodoo can’t prevent truck accidents.)
  • Di jazz wey dat man do for im oga don clear.  — (The hex the man cast on his boss has waned.)

Related forms

jazzman

Synonym

juju, charm

Translation

  • English: charm

Verb

  • Make dem do person juju.
  • De talk sey im village people jazz am na im make e no dey fit stay with one woman.  — (People say that he has been enchanted, that's why he is promiscuous.)
  • Dat place where you dey always go, de fit don jazz you.  — (That place you always go to, you may be under a spell.)

Synonym

charm,

Translation

English: hex, enchant, cast spell