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* Person wey im mama and papa no get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money. | * Person wey im mama and papa no get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money. | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| All dese '''kpako''' dem, dem too dey make noise.|( | + | :* {{ux|dv| All dese '''kpako''' dem, dem too dey make noise.|(The not so rich people, disturbs a lot.)}} |
:* {{ux|dv|'''Kpako''' no get time for dat one o. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, The poor have no time for that.)}} | :* {{ux|dv|'''Kpako''' no get time for dat one o. |(PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, The poor have no time for that.)}} | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 3 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba pako (wood)
Pronunciation
- kpákó
Noun
- Person wey im mama and papa no get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money.
- All dese kpako dem, dem too dey make noise. — (The not so rich people, disturbs a lot.)
- Kpako no get time for dat one o. — (PRT_05_Ghetto-Life_MG__10, The poor have no time for that.)
- 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.)
Related forms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: streetwise, one from an humble background
Adjective
- Person wey im mama and papa no get money, wey dey hustle because sey im people no get money.
- 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.)
Translation
- English: poor, underprivileged