korofo

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba korofo, empty, nothingness

Pronunciation

• kòròfó

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Noun

• Name wey de dey call uniform person wey no get any rank.

• Since when I dey small everybody don know say dat popo wey dey come stay for our junction na korofo.  — (Since when I was a little child, everyone knew that the policeman who frequent the neighborhood was just a corporal.)
• If you no want just be kororfo you gats to go school.  — (If you do not want to end up as a mere corporal you need to be educated. )

Translations

• English: corporal