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#:*{{ux|dv|You dey drive anyhow, you dey '''press''' am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving recklessly, applying the accelerator; that may result in an accident.)}} | #:*{{ux|dv|You dey drive anyhow, you dey '''press''' am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. |(IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving recklessly, applying the accelerator; that may result in an accident.)}} | ||
#:*{{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 busy [[ontop]] computer sake of sey e want use [[wayo]] collect people [[money]]. |
#:*{{ux|dv|The bros don dey '''press''' since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay.|(NSC_Abonyi_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|The bros don dey '''press''' since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay.|(NSC_Abonyi_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.)}} | ||
Revision as of 15:21, 5 July 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English press
Pronunciation
- prɛ́s
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 take hand squeeze someting.
- You dey drive anyhow, you dey press am, dey march am, na accident e dey result in. — (IBA_13_Road-Safety_M__222, You are driving recklessly, applying the accelerator; that may result in an accident.)
- 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 busy ontop computer sake of sey e want use wayo collect people money.
- The bros don dey press since primary school na when wey e reach university na e come pay. — (NSC_Abonyi_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.)
Related forms
Translations
- English: to iron, squeeze, tap,