Difference between revisions of "jolly"
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| + | For person to enjoy or celebrate | ||
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| + | #: {{ux|dv|Google Kribi beach na joint to '''jolly''' for Cameroon |(bbc__54594, __ Google Kribi Beach is a bar to enjoy__)}} | ||
| + | #: {{ux|dv|But e be like say for Lagos Nigeria, Boxing Day for some people na to '''jolly''' for di many beach dem wey dey di city. |(bbc__22534, __But it seems that in Lagos, Boxing Day is a day to celebrate in the beaches in the city__)}} | ||
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| + | # Jolly jolly | ||
| + | for person to enjoy person self | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Na '''jolly''' '''jolly''' dance for a clan wey far. |(katakata__657, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Na '''jolly''' '''jolly''' dance for a clan wey far. |(katakata__657, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|Wetin dey their mind pass na '''jolly''' '''jolly'''. |(jw__44255, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin dey their mind pass na '''jolly''' '''jolly'''. |(jw__44255, __no translation__)}} | ||
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#: {{ux|dv|Wetin dey their mind pass na '''jolly''' '''jolly'''. |(jw__44255, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|Wetin dey their mind pass na '''jolly''' '''jolly'''. |(jw__44255, __no translation__)}} | ||
#: {{ux|dv|'I don employ security for my rams' Free train ride for Eid-el-Kabir '''jolly''' '''jolly''' |(bbc__8930, __no translation__)}} | #: {{ux|dv|'I don employ security for my rams' Free train ride for Eid-el-Kabir '''jolly''' '''jolly''' |(bbc__8930, __no translation__)}} | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
| − | * celebrate 0.63 507 | + | * celebrate 0.63 507, chill 0.57 40 |
====Antonyms==== | ====Antonyms==== | ||
| − | * | + | * sweat 0.57 37, suffer |
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| − | * English: | + | * English: celebrate, enjoy |
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 1 September 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- celebrate 0.63 507, jolli 0.62 84, perform 0.61 298, hustle 0.60 171, busy 0.60 69, queue 0.58 48, sweat 0.57 37, chill 0.57 40, wells 0.57 14
Etymology
Borrowed from English jolly
Pronunciation
- dʒɔ̀lí
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 73
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2548
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Usage
Definition
For person to enjoy or celebrate
Verb
- Google Kribi beach na joint to jolly for Cameroon — (bbc__54594, __ Google Kribi Beach is a bar to enjoy__)
- But e be like say for Lagos Nigeria, Boxing Day for some people na to jolly for di many beach dem wey dey di city. — (bbc__22534, __But it seems that in Lagos, Boxing Day is a day to celebrate in the beaches in the city__)
Derived forms
- Jolly jolly
for person to enjoy person self
- Na jolly jolly dance for a clan wey far. — (katakata__657, __no translation__)
- Wetin dey their mind pass na jolly jolly. — (jw__44255, __no translation__)
- Wetin dey their mind pass na jolly jolly. — (jw__44255, __no translation__)
- I don employ security for my rams' Free train ride for Eid-el-Kabir jolly' jolly — (bbc__8930, __no translation__)
Synonyms
- celebrate 0.63 507, chill 0.57 40
Antonyms
- sweat 0.57 37, suffer
Translations
- English: celebrate, enjoy
Verb
jolly: to celebrate -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- As you see us so, we dey go jolly so o. — no translation
- mark (frequency:3)
- Di thing just dey give me, e just dey make my body to dey jolly. — (ENU_14_I-Like-Dance-Well-Well_M__39, The thing is just giving me...it's just making all my body to be happy.)
- Afta di Abuja jaw-jaw, Macron, wey be di youngest France president for history, fly go Lagos to jolly for di New Afrika Shrine. — (bbc__12849, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- celebrate 0.63 507, jolli 0.62 84, perform 0.61 298, hustle 0.60 171, busy 0.60 69, queue 0.58 48, sweat 0.57 37, chill 0.57 40, wells 0.57 14
Antonyms
- celebrate 0.63 507, jolli 0.62 84, perform 0.61 298, hustle 0.60 171, busy 0.60 69, queue 0.58 48, sweat 0.57 37, chill 0.57 40, wells 0.57 14
Translations
- English: to celebrate