troway

Naija

Alternative forms

throway

Etymology

From English:"throw and away"

Pronunciation

• tròwê

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Verb

Transitive

1. Make person carry someting make am move quick-quick for air go anoder place.

   • Who troway dis pure water nylon for here?  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, Who discarded this empty sachet of water here?)

2. Sey person carry someting con loss am.

• I give Adamu money keep, e troway am.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, I gave Adamu money to keep, he misplaced it.)

Intranitive

1. Sey person use ginger do someting.

   • For di party eh, I dance troway give dem !  — (NSC_2021, At the meeting, I danced vigorously and let them have it!)

2. Sey person dey nack con comot sperm for body.

   • Man go fit dey troway sharp sharp as if e no dey okay medically.  —  (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2020, A man can ejaculate prematurely if he is not medically fine.)

3. Make person para for anoder person

   • E troway for office today. Obobs, every where just quiet.  — (NSC_2021, He got really angry today in the office. Man, everywhere became quiet.)
   • No vex sey I late. Na di bus wey I enter. Di conductor just troway give one agbero. We try hold am e no gree. Small ting e for open dat guy head o.  — (NSC_2021, Please don't be angry that I came late. It was because of the bus I entered. The bus boy confronted a tout at the park. We tried to restrain him he refused. He almost broke the tout's head.)

4. Make person shoot gun

   • Police stop dem de go gree stop na im police troway for up. See as everybody dey move. No be small ting o.  — (NSC_2021, They refused to stop when the police stopped them, then the police shot in the air. Everyone began to run. It was really serious.)
   • When chairmo enter, im boys just dey troway for up, make men know sey no be childs.  — (NSC_2021, As soon as the boss came in, his boys shot into the air to make a statement.)

Translations

• English: throw away