jazz

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