rotten

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: English rotten

Pronunciation

  • rɔ̀tí

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Adjective

Na as someting wey don spoil come sour sotay moco moco go dey comot as e dey smell.

  • Some people, deir tings con dey rotten for farm.  — (IBA_04_Alaska-Pepe_MG__71, The farm produce of some farmers began to rot.)
  • The kind paper wey dem first take write Bible dey rotten.  — (jw__15, The paper type used in writing the Bible at the first instance rots.)

Synonyms

Translations

  • English: rotten

Verb

Make person carry dey behave for way wey e no correct for matter wey concern man and woman.

  • You don dey rotten sef.  — (Egbokhare_2021, You are getting spoilt.)
  • Di pikin don rotten as e take dey hide watch blue film ontop phone.  — (The child is morally bankrupt as secretly watches pornography on a phone.)

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Translations

  • English: to be promiscuous/prurient, to be a brat