Difference between revisions of "orobo"
 
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==Naija==
 
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===Alternative forms===
 
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* ndukwe 0.85 7, ibeji 0.84 5, matthias 0.84 11, historian 0.83 8, omeje 0.83 13, nyoka 0.83 7, ndoni 0.83 6, busayo 0.83 10, nkangwung 0.83 9
 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English orobo
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From: Yoruba ''ròbò'' to be fat
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 1
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 24058
 
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The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
  
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
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orobo: (derog) used to describe one who is extremely fat -- Definition in Naija?
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# Person wey get body well well.
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#:* {{ux|dv|'''Orobo''' like you.|(Fat person like you.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Why be sey lepa dey like friend '''orbobo'''. |(Why do slim people like to date big people?)}}
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# Someting wey dey make wey big pass anoder one wey de don first make.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Abeg no forget to buy dat coke, di '''orobo''' for me. |(Please don't forget to buy the jumbo-sized coke for me.)}}
  
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====Synonyms====
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*[[fatibobo]]
  
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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====Antonyms====
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#: {{ux|dv|'''Orobo''' like you.|no translation}}
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*[[lepa]]
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====Derived forms====
 
  
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====Translations====
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* English: ''fat'', ''jumbo''
  
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====Synonyms====
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===Adjective===
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* ndukwe 0.85 7, ibeji 0.84 5, matthias 0.84 11, historian 0.83 8, omeje 0.83 13, nyoka 0.83 7, ndoni 0.83 6, busayo 0.83 10, nkangwung 0.83 9
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* Make person get body well well
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:* {{ux|dv|All her children dem na '''orobo'''.|NSC_2020, All her children are all fat.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| I just dey look you as you talk [[yeye]] talk sey all di pipo wey be '''orobo''' na [[chopchop]] dey cause am. |(NSC_2021, I have been observing you say stupidly that all the people who are big are that way because they eat a lot.)}}
  
 
====Antonyms====
 
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* ndukwe 0.85 7, ibeji 0.84 5, matthias 0.84 11, historian 0.83 8, omeje 0.83 13, nyoka 0.83 7, ndoni 0.83 6, busayo 0.83 10, nkangwung 0.83 9
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[[lepa]]
  
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====Translations====
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====Translation====
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* English: (derog) used to describe one who is extremely fat
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* English: ''fat''

Latest revision as of 05:38, 4 June 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba ròbò to be fat

Pronunciation

  • ɔ̀rɔ̀bɔ̀

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Noun

  1. Person wey get body well well.
    • Orobo like you.  — (Fat person like you.)
    • Why be sey lepa dey like friend orbobo.  — (Why do slim people like to date big people?)
  2. Someting wey dey make wey big pass anoder one wey de don first make.
    • Abeg no forget to buy dat coke, di orobo for me.  — (Please don't forget to buy the jumbo-sized coke for me.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: fat, jumbo

Adjective

  • Make person get body well well
  • All her children dem na orobo.  — NSC_2020, All her children are all fat.)
  • I just dey look you as you talk yeye talk sey all di pipo wey be orobo na chopchop dey cause am.  — (NSC_2021, I have been observing you say stupidly that all the people who are big are that way because they eat a lot.)

Antonyms

lepa

Translation

  • English: fat
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