Difference between revisions of "ozuo"

 
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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
from ''Bini'' Ozuo.
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from Bini ''ozuo'', 'foolish person'
Translation: English ''foolish person''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* ɔ̀zwɔ̀
 
* ɔ̀zwɔ̀
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===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 3
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 15509
 
 
===Definition===
 
 
===Usage===
 
* De dey use am for South South
 
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
* Person wey dey do like who no get sense
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* Person wey dey do like who no get sense.
:* {{ux|dv| You no see dey traffic light don show red? Why you no stop? You be '''ozuo'''.| (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Didn't you see that the traffic light was red? Why didn't you stop? You are a fool!)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| You no see sey traffic light don show red? Why you no stop? You be '''ozuo'''.| (Didn't you see that the traffic light was red? Why didn't you stop? You are a fool!)}}
:* {{ux|dv| If de no no be '''ozuo''' wetin go make dem dey trow dirty for road. |(NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, If they are not fools, what will make them throw dirt on the road?)}}
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:* {{ux|dv| If de no be '''ozuo''' wetin go make dem dey trow dirty for road. |(If they are not fools, what will make them throw dirt on the road?)}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 06:11, 9 September 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

ozuwo

Etymology

from Bini ozuo, 'foolish person'

Pronunciation

  • ɔ̀zwɔ̀

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Adjective

  • Person wey dey do like who no get sense.
  • You no see sey traffic light don show red? Why you no stop? You be ozuo.  —  (Didn't you see that the traffic light was red? Why didn't you stop? You are a fool!)
  • If de no be ozuo wetin go make dem dey trow dirty for road.  — (If they are not fools, what will make them throw dirt on the road?)


Synonyms

mumu, odoyo

Antonyms

guyman, sabi person

Translations

  • English: fool