Difference between revisions of "spoil face"
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| − | + | # Make person vex con do im face make e show sey e dey [[truetrue]] dey vex. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| As I see sey de don chop di food wey I keep for fridge, I just spoil face! | (NSC_Emeka_2020, AS soon as I saw that they had eaten the food I kept, I frowned.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I see sey de don chop di food wey I keep for fridge, I just spoil face! | (NSC_Emeka_2020, AS soon as I saw that they had eaten the food I kept, I frowned.)}} |
| − | + | # make person want do im face make anoder person fear am. | |
| − | :* {{ux|dv| As I reach dere eh, I go just spoil face, make de know sey no be play I con play | (NSC_Emeka_2020, As soon as I get there, I'll put on a scowl, so they'll know I didn't come to play around.)}} | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I reach dere eh, I go just spoil face, make de know sey no be play I con play | (NSC_Emeka_2020, As soon as I get there, I'll put on a scowl, so they'll know I didn't come to play around.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
[[vex]], [[para]], | [[vex]], [[para]], | ||
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====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''frown'', ''scowl'' | * English: ''frown'', ''scowl'' | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 4 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: English spoil and face
Pronunciation
- spɔ́ìfês
Verb phrase
- Make person vex con do im face make e show sey e dey truetrue dey vex.
- As I see sey de don chop di food wey I keep for fridge, I just spoil face! — (NSC_Emeka_2020, AS soon as I saw that they had eaten the food I kept, I frowned.)
- make person want do im face make anoder person fear am.
- As I reach dere eh, I go just spoil face, make de know sey no be play I con play — (NSC_Emeka_2020, As soon as I get there, I'll put on a scowl, so they'll know I didn't come to play around.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: frown, scowl