spoil face

Naija

Etymology

From: English spoil and face

Pronunciation

• spɔ́ìfês

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Verb phrase

1. 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.)

2. 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

vex, para,

Translations

• English: frown, scowl