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#Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth. | #Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth. | ||
#:*{{ux|dv|Joke, abeg help me '''press''' my shirt now.|(Egbokhare_2021, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|Joke, abeg help me '''press''' my shirt now.|(Egbokhare_2021, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)}} | ||
| − | #Make person take | + | #Make person put power for hand or leg take do someting. |
| − | #:*{{ux|dv| | + | #:*{{ux|dv|If you dey drive no too dey fire am. Dey '''press''' am small small.|(NSC_2022, If you are driving, don’t accelerate too much. Step on it gently.)}} |
#:*{{ux|dv|'''Press''' di egusi so dat oil go comot! |(KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi to extract oil from it.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|'''Press''' di egusi so dat oil go comot! |(KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi to extract oil from it.)}} | ||
| − | #Make person dey | + | # Make person dey do wayo dey collect people [[money]] for online. |
| − | #:*{{ux|dv| | + | #:*{{ux|dv|Dis bros don dey '''press''' since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay.|(NSC_2021, The now mature guy has persisted in the shady business of cyber theft since primary school; it paid off for him when he was at the university.)}} |
#:*{{ux|dv|De go just dey where de dey, just '''press''' deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. |(WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, They spend all their time busy at the computer, their devices and all in an attempt to find someone to swindle.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|De go just dey where de dey, just '''press''' deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. |(WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, They spend all their time busy at the computer, their devices and all in an attempt to find someone to swindle.)}} | ||
# Make dem dey do [[yahoo]]. | # Make dem dey do [[yahoo]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 24 November 2022
Naija
Etymology
From: English press
Pronunciation
- prɛ̂s
Verb
- Make person use iron wey dey hot take straight cloth.
- Joke, abeg help me press my shirt now. — (Egbokhare_2021, Joke, please kindly iron my shirt for me now.)
- Make person put power for hand or leg take do someting.
- If you dey drive no too dey fire am. Dey press am small small. — (NSC_2022, If you are driving, don’t accelerate too much. Step on it gently.)
- Press di egusi so dat oil go comot! — (KAD_10_Egusi-Soup_MG__22, Squeeze the egusi to extract oil from it.)
- Make person dey do wayo dey collect people money for online.
- Dis bros don dey press since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay. — (NSC_2021, The now mature guy has persisted in the shady business of cyber theft since primary school; it paid off for him when he was at the university.)
- De go just dey where de dey, just press deir all di pressable, di computer, di phones, di everything, and dey just decide. — (WAZK_08_Fuel-Price-Increase_MG__98, They spend all their time busy at the computer, their devices and all in an attempt to find someone to swindle.)
- Make dem dey do yahoo.
- Make person put power for someting.
- You dey find mama? she dey where de dey press oil comot from banga for dere. — (NSC_2021, Are you searching for the old lady? She is at the mill.)
- Some kind better moto, you no need too press di brake. E dey sharp, e dey hold; but you see all dose jalopy, you go don first chop better six to six before you go fit press di brake. — (NSC_2021, For some good cars, you need to hit the brakes too hard. It's usually good and it works well; But some of these old cars, you'll need to eat fufu before you can hit the brakes well.)
Related forms
Translations
- English: to iron, squeeze, tap, defraud, hit squeeze