Difference between revisions of "jollyjolly"
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* Sey person dey enjoy or celebrate | * Sey person dey enjoy or celebrate | ||
| − | * {{ux|dv| Dem dey '''jollyjolly''' sey dem win. |(NSC_Ajede_2020, They are celebrating because they won a match__)}} | + | * {{ux|dv| Dem dey '''jollyjolly''' sey dem win match. |(NSC_Ajede_2020, They are celebrating because they won a match__)}} |
Revision as of 23:25, 26 October 2020
Naija
Alternative forms
- flenjo 0.84 5, maale 0.81 7, mgbo 0.81 6, filip 0.80 8, elegushi 0.78 6, basketmouth 0.77 6, tonga 0.77 9, shoemaker 0.77 7, omagwa 0.77 5
Etymology
Borrowed from English jollyjolly
Pronunciation
- dʒɔ̀lídʒɔ̀lí
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
- Frequency in raw corpus: 6
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 10972
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
Definition
- Enjoyment wey person dey enjoy
Noun
- Ikemefuna come Umuofia for the end of the jollyjolly season between harvest and planting. — (katakata__237, __Ikemefuna came to Umuofia at the end of the celebration of harvest and planting seasons__)
Synonyms
- flenjo
Translations
- English: celebration
Verb
- Sey person dey enjoy or celebrate
- Dem dey jollyjolly sey dem win match. — (NSC_Ajede_2020, They are celebrating because they won a match__)
Synonyms
- flenjo
Antonyms
- To be completed
Translations
- English: celebrate, enjoy
Verb
jollyjolly: to enjoy -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Dem go arrange am for disable pikin to get correct chance to go school, treatment for hospital, proper place to settle am, and to jollyjolly. — no translation
Derived forms
Synonyms
- flenjo 0.84 5, maale 0.81 7, mgbo 0.81 6, filip 0.80 8, elegushi 0.78 6, basketmouth 0.77 6, tonga 0.77 9, shoemaker 0.77 7, omagwa 0.77 5
Antonyms
- flenjo 0.84 5, maale 0.81 7, mgbo 0.81 6, filip 0.80 8, elegushi 0.78 6, basketmouth 0.77 6, tonga 0.77 9, shoemaker 0.77 7, omagwa 0.77 5
Translations
- English: to enjoy