runs

Naija

Etymology

From English: run

Pronunciation

• rɔ̂ns

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Noun

1. Wetin person dey do wey dey bring money for am.

   • Ochuko say im dey come gidi because e get some runs for Lekki.  — (NSC_2020, Ochuko said he'll come to Lagos beacause he has a thing or two he wants to do in Lekki.)
   • No be bad ting if you clear your guy sey see di runs wey e go fit do wey go let am dey alright.  — (NSC_2020, It's not bad if you tell your friend things he can do to make ends meet.)

2. Di ting wey person dey do wey be illegal.

   • Which kind runs di guy do wey police take gbab am?  — (NSC_2020, What illegal act was he arrested for?)
   • Any teacher wey dey help students do exam runs, if de catch am, na panti e dey go straight!  —  (NSC_2020, Any teacher caught aiding examination malpractice, if caught, will go straight to jail.)

3. Wetin person dey do wey e no suppose dey do.

   • Lanre get sharp runs for dat side.  —  (NSC_2020, Lanre has a very quick thing to do there.)

4. Make person dey follow person dey collect money.

   • Runs no be wetin person go pray make im pikin dey do.  — (NSC_2020, A person wont pray for their child to be an escort.)
   • People wey dey do runs dey get mind.  — (NSC_2020, Escorts are very bold.)

Translation

English: efforts. illegality, escort

Verb

• Make person do illegal take get someting.

• Im don runs im posting go Calabar.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, He has influenced his posting to Calabar.)
• Na after time don pass im still dey ask me if we go still runs dat level.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, After the time has elapsed, he was still asking me if we could arrange that thing.)

Related terms

runs girl

Translation

English: manipulate