shine

Naija

Etymology

From English: shine

Pronunciation

  • ʃaɪ̂n

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Verb

  1. Make person dey know wetin dey happen.
    • Dis town, na shine your eyes town o,  — (NST_cleaned__6082, In this town, you need to be smart and alert.)
    • Dis mean say doctors suppose shine their eyes as dem dey treat people with Africa blood.  — (bbc__40907, T his means that doctors should pay close attention when attending to Africans.)
  2. Make someting fine.
    • Everywhere go dey shine.  — (IBA_02_Igwe-Festival_MG__26, Everywhere will look festive.)
  3. Make someting dey bright.
    • Light from God dey shine.  — (jw__22231, Light from God will shine.)
    • You come see something wey be like small stone wey dey shine.  — (jw__36808, You see what looks like a small stone shinning.)
  4. Make person dey do wetin e suppose do well well.
    • Na under coach Antonio Conte, na im Moses shine.  — (bbc__72148, Moses became popular under the mentorship of coach Antonio Conte.)
    • Anoda player wey shine na Christian Pulisic for im first competitive start for Chelsea.  — (bbc__15602, Another player who gained publicity was Christian Pulisic in his first competitive start for Chelsea.)
  5. Make person high.
    • No be only igbo dem dey take shine eye o.  — (deuber__5360, Marijuana is not the only substance use for intoxication.)
  6. Make person dey okay con happy.
    • E dey make you dey shine.  — (JOS_01_People-Of-Plateau_MG__20, It makes you happy.)
    • I just see as you just dey smile, dey shine teeth.  — (WAZL_06_Na-Your-Health_DG__11, I can you are happy and smiling.)

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Translations

  • English: shine, perform, intoxicate, spotless, smart