jor

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba jọr.

Pronunciation

• dʒɔ̌

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Interjection

1. Word wey person dey take show sey e really mean wetin e dey talk.

   • You still dey drag leg, I don comot jor.  — (You are delaying; I am leaving!)
   • Ehen how much sef de give dem ? No be three hundred thousand? Di man no try jor.  — (D_IBA_22_School-Children, Yes, how much were they given? Wasn't it three hundred thousand? That's really below expectation.)

2. Word wey person dey take beg make person do someting.

   • Jor, bring dat cup wey dey ontop table.  — (Please bring me the cup on the table.)

3. Word wey de dey use warn person.

   • Alaye, comot for road Jor!  — (Fella, get out of the way!)
   • I don tell you, no follow my mama talk dat kind talk again jor.  — (I have told you, don’t talk to my mother like that again, please!)

Synonyms

• abeg, abegi

Translations

• English: please