pocketmoney
Naija
Alternative form
Etymology
From: English pocket and money
Pronunciation
- pɔ̀kɛ̀tmɔ́nɪ́
Noun
- Na small money wey person dey give person keep to hold body together.
- Di pocketmoney wey broder give me don loss as I carry bike. — (NSC_2021, The pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)
- Mama don collect our pocketmoney as we no de do wetin she send us. — (NSC_2021, he pocket money given to me by my brother got missing as I was entering the motorcycle.)
- Money wey person dey keep to hold body together.
- Guy man don give woman im pocketmoney finish. — (NSC_2021, The young man has spent all of his pocket money on women.)
- Pocketmoney wey I keep for next month don finish. — (NSC_2021, I have exhausted the pocket money I reserved for next month.)
Related forms
Translation
- English: pocket money