line

Naija

Etymology

From: English line

Pronunciation

• laɪ̑n

Noun

1. When person dey tell anoder person someting wey go make am get someting from di person.

   • Make I give oga line sey make e pay me half salary.  — (NSC_2021, I want to convince the boss to pay me half of my salary.)

2. When person dey runz man/woman dey toast am sey make dem de.

   • Di guy just dey give di woman line since she no even look im side.  — (NSC_2021, The man has been trying to woo the lady since but she paid him no mind.)

Synonym

• scope, toast

Translation

• English: woo, to convince