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− | * Money for hand back for ground. | + | * ''Money for hand back for ground;;. |
:* Wetin person go first pay give anoder person before e fit collect wetin e want from di person. | :* Wetin person go first pay give anoder person before e fit collect wetin e want from di person. | ||
::* {{ux|dv| [[Ashawo]] go tell you '''money for hand, back for ground''' before dey go gree do anyting with you.|(NSC_2021, Before a prostitute agrees to have sex with you, you have to pay first.)}} | ::* {{ux|dv| [[Ashawo]] go tell you '''money for hand, back for ground''' before dey go gree do anyting with you.|(NSC_2021, Before a prostitute agrees to have sex with you, you have to pay first.)}} |
Revision as of 22:03, 16 December 2021
Naija
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English: money
Pronunciation
- ˈmòní
Noun
- Someting wey people gree to dey use buy market and settle gbese.
- No money. — (KAD_01_Students-Life_DG__64, There's is no money.)
- Money wey person dey collect no reach to even buy food again. — (NSC_2021, The money I earn, is no longer sufficient to buy food stuffs.)
Related forms
Synonyms
Translations
- English: money
Idioms
- Money for hand back for ground;;.
- Wetin person go first pay give anoder person before e fit collect wetin e want from di person.
- Ashawo go tell you money for hand, back for ground before dey go gree do anyting with you. — (NSC_2021, Before a prostitute agrees to have sex with you, you have to pay first.)
- I no dey selll on credit again. Money for hand, bag for ground before I go answer you. — (NSC_2021, I no longer sell on credit again. If you want me to attend to you, you have to pay before service.)
Translation
- English: pay before service, cas