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| − | Person wey no get money, wey dey | + | * Person wey no get money or come from house wey get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money. |
:* {{ux|dv| All dese '''kpako''' dem, dem too dey make noise.|Egbokhare _2020, The not so rich people, disturbs a lot.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| All dese '''kpako''' dem, dem too dey make noise.|Egbokhare _2020, The not so rich people, disturbs a lot.)}} | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv|'''Kpako''' no get time for dat one o. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Kpako''' no get time for dat one o. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, An hustler has no time for that.)}} |
:* {{ux|dv| We wey be '''kpako''', we no get time to con form mummies pet. |(NST_cleaned__41717, Those of us born with a wooden spoon, have no time to be pampered by our mums.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| We wey be '''kpako''', we no get time to con form mummies pet. |(NST_cleaned__41717, Those of us born with a wooden spoon, have no time to be pampered by our mums.)}} | ||
:* {{ux|dv| And one ting be sey [[ajebo]] no go fit mix with ghet-... eh '''kpako'''. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__8, And the fact is that the spoilt brats can't mix with the ghet-... uh, the underprivileged.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| And one ting be sey [[ajebo]] no go fit mix with ghet-... eh '''kpako'''. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__8, And the fact is that the spoilt brats can't mix with the ghet-... uh, the underprivileged.)}} | ||
Revision as of 13:37, 21 June 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba pako (wood)
Pronunciation
- kpákó
Noun
- Person wey no get money or come from house wey get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money.
- All dese kpako dem, dem too dey make noise. — Egbokhare _2020, The not so rich people, disturbs a lot.)
- Kpako no get time for dat one o. — (PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, An hustler has no time for that.)
- We wey be kpako, we no get time to con form mummies pet. — (NST_cleaned__41717, Those of us born with a wooden spoon, have no time to be pampered by our mums.)
- And one ting be sey ajebo no go fit mix with ghet-... eh kpako. — (PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__8, And the fact is that the spoilt brats can't mix with the ghet-... uh, the underprivileged.)
Derived forms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: one from a poor home, one accustomed to the struggles of life as a result of his/her background