Difference between revisions of "ozuo"

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===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
 
from ''Bini'' Ozuo.  
 
from ''Bini'' Ozuo.  
Translation: English ''F
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Translation: English ''foolish person''
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* ɔ̀zwɔ̀
 
* ɔ̀zwɔ̀
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* De dey use am for South South
 
* De dey use am for South South
  
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===Adjective===
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* {{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| 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?)}}
  
===Adjective===
 
#: {{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!) }}
 
  
 
====Synonyms====
 
====Synonyms====
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====Antonyms====
 
====Antonyms====
guyman, sabi person
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[[guyman]], [[sabi person]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
 
* English: fool
 
* English: fool

Revision as of 17:56, 4 November 2020

Naija

Alternative forms

ozuwo

Etymology

from Bini Ozuo. Translation: English foolish person

Pronunciation

  • 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

  • Person wey dey do like who no get sense

Usage

  • De dey use am for South South

Adjective

  • 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!)
  • 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?)


Synonyms

mumu, odoyo

Antonyms

guyman, sabi person

Translations

  • English: fool