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. | # 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! | ( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I see sey de don chop di food wey I keep for fridge, I just spoil face!|(AS soon as I saw that they had eaten the food I kept, I frowned.)}} |
| − | # | + | # Make person 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 | ( | + | #:* {{ux|dv| As I reach dere eh, I go just spoil face, make de know sey no be play I con play.| (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]], | ||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 5 June 2023
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! — (AS soon as I saw that they had eaten the food I kept, I frowned.)
- Make person 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. — (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