runs

Naija

Etymology

From English: run

Pronunciation

• rɔ̂ns

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Noun

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

• Ochuko say im dey come gidi because e get some runs for Lekki.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_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_Onwuegbuzia_2020, It's not bad if you tell your friend things he can do to make ends meet.)

• Di ting wey person dey do wey be illegal.

• Which kind runs di guy do wey police take gbab am?  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_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_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Any teacher caught aiding examination malpractice, if caught, will go straight to jail.)

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

• Lanre get sharp runs for dat side.  —  (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Lanre has a very quick thing to do there.)

• Make person dey follow person dey collect money.

• Runs no be wetin person go pray make im pikin dey do.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, A person wont pray for their child to be an escort.)
• People wey dey do runs dey get mind.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_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