oil

Naija

Etymology

From: English oil

Pronunciation

• ɔ́ìl

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Noun

1. Water water ting wey thick wey de dey use cook.

   • Na only from supermarket I dey buy de oil wey I dey take make my stew.  — (NSC_2021, I buy the oil I cook my stew with from the supermarket.)
   • E be like sey I still get oil for house .  — (NSC_2021, It seems I still have oil at home.)

2. Na water water ting wey dey for inside ground wey people turn to fuel.

   • Delta no go fit depend on oil forever.  — (bbc__28099, Delta can not depend on fuel forever.)
   • Di small kontri dey rich in oil and gas exports.  — (bbc__20753, The small country is rich in oil and gas export.)

3. Na liquid wey dem dey use rub body.

   • Na baby oil dey good for harmattan period.  — (NSC_2021, Baby oil is better during harmattan.)
   • Use oil and moisturizer for your hair and leg join.  — (bbc__97434, Use oil and moisturizer for both your leg and hair.)

4. Liquid wey be like grease wey dem dey use for anointing.

   • Anointing oil na im pastors dey pray with, no be groundnut oil.  — (NSC_2021, Pastors pray with anointing oil, not groundnut oil.)
   • Okay na anointing oil e go be for sure.  — (NSC_2021, It must be anointing oil.)

5. Someting wey dey make tings dey go well for person.

   • Na your car be dis? 'Oil dey your head, babe  — (NSC_2021, This is your car? You have a lot of luck, babe.)
   • Everybody dey hustle, but if oil dey your head e suppose fit make am go well.  — (NSC_2021, Everyone is trying to make earns meet, but if you have some luck, it should make it easier.)
   • After you don baff soap finish you say a oil. Shift make we see air wey de pass abeg  — (NSC_2021, After you’ve done a good luck charm, you said it’s just your luck. Please get out of the way.)

Related forms

• groundnut oil, palm oil, crude oil,coconut oil, anointing oil, soap

Translations

• English: lubricant, cooking oil, anointing oil, luck