rush

Naija

Etymology

From: English rush

Pronunciation

  • rɔ̂ʃ

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Verb

  1. Make someting or person dey flow or move with force or speed.
    • Go rush food, go siddon again.  — (NST_cleaned__4156, Eat quickly and return to your seat.)
    • Dat morning, as John dey try open one big iron drum, e cut im hand and blood con dey rush.  — (jw__27962, As John was trying to open a big drum, he cut his hand and it started bleeding.)
    • Today wey be Monday, make time dey rush, make time dey rush, make I go house.  — (NST_cleaned__1793, I would like for time to fly by very quickly today being Monday.)
  2. Make dem beat person everywhere for im body.
    • Dis injury wey you carry so, no be just slap o. E be like e rush you o.  — (This injury you have, he didn't just slap you. He beat you all over.)
    • You sef. How you go go follow agbero dey raise shoulder for garage. You get luck sey na dey no too rush you. At least dey break leg leave hand for you make you fit chop.  — (Come on! How did you start exchanging words with a tout at the motor park? You are lucky they didn't attack too much. Although they broke your legs, they left your hands for you so that you can eat.)
  3. Make person dey use force do someting.
    • Your own no pass to dey rush all di jambite babes.  — (All you do is to try to woo female freshmen.)
    • Dis guy never even tay for una area, di babes don rush am finish.  — (This guy has not even been here for long and all the ladies are wooing him already.)
  4. Make person nack person.
    • Haba, if you dey friend person, you gats take time sabi di person fess before you start dey rush am.  — (Come on! If you are dating someome, you should spend some time to know the person before you start having sex with them.)

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Translations

  • English: rush, gush, beat all over, attack, woo, have sex with