laugh

Naija

Alternative Form

laff, laf

Etymology

From: English laugh

Pronunciation

• lâ:f

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Noun

• Sound wey person dey make when im happy well well.

• My laff dey loud no be small.  — (My laughter is incredibly loud.)
• Ejiro laff no pure at all.  — (Ejiro's laughter wasn't genuine.)

Synonym

• shine teeth

Antonym

• vex

Translation

• English: laughter

Verb

• Make person dey shine teeth.

• Any small ting you go dey laff like mumu.  — (You laugh at any little thing like a fool.)
• He no dey laff if I dey crack joke.  — (He doesn't laugh at my jokes.)
• Im dey laff the boy wey fall inside potopoto.  — (He is laughing at the boy who fell into the mud.)

Synonym

• shine teeth

Antonym

• cry

Translation

• English: laugh