Difference between revisions of "oga"
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasn't paid.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|'''Oga''' never gree pay us.|(Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasn't paid.)}} | ||
#:* {{ux|dv| Now wey be sey you just be ordinary person, you no dey gree anybody own; if dem make you '''oga''' nko? |(NSC_2021, Now that you are just a normal person, you don't regard people's opinions, what will happen if you become the boss?)}} | #:* {{ux|dv| Now wey be sey you just be ordinary person, you no dey gree anybody own; if dem make you '''oga''' nko? |(NSC_2021, Now that you are just a normal person, you don't regard people's opinions, what will happen if you become the boss?)}} | ||
− | #:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Naija.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|Better '''Oga''' no too plenty for dis Naija.|(NSC_2021, Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)}} |
# Person husband for house. | # Person husband for house. | ||
#:* {{ux|dv|My '''oga''' vex leave im food sey I no cook am before im come back.|(Egbokhare_2020, My husband left the food in anger because I didn't get his meal ready on time.)}} | #:* {{ux|dv|My '''oga''' vex leave im food sey I no cook am before im come back.|(Egbokhare_2020, My husband left the food in anger because I didn't get his meal ready on time.)}} | ||
− | #:* {{ux|dv|E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my '''Oga'''.|( | + | #:* {{ux|dv|E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my '''Oga'''.|(NSC_2021, My foreign friend dislikes it when I call my husband "my boss".)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[presido]], [[chairmo]] | * [[presido]], [[chairmo]] |
Revision as of 05:07, 13 November 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: Yoruba oga
Pronunciation
- ɔ̀gá
Noun
- Person wey be sey na wetin e talk dey happen.
- Oga never gree pay us. — (Egbokhare_2020. The boss hasn't paid.)
- Now wey be sey you just be ordinary person, you no dey gree anybody own; if dem make you oga nko? — (NSC_2021, Now that you are just a normal person, you don't regard people's opinions, what will happen if you become the boss?)
- Better Oga no too plenty for dis Naija. — (NSC_2021, Great bosses are uncommon in Nigeria.)
- Person husband for house.
- My oga vex leave im food sey I no cook am before im come back. — (Egbokhare_2020, My husband left the food in anger because I didn't get his meal ready on time.)
- E dey pain my Oyinbo friend for body anytime I call my husband my Oga. — (NSC_2021, My foreign friend dislikes it when I call my husband "my boss".)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: boss, husband