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* Sey person get magomago sense. | * Sey person get magomago sense. | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Na '''wayo''' man.|( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Na '''wayo''' man.|( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)}} | ||
| − | + | :* {{ux|dv|'''Wayo''' man like you go still dey talk?.|(Egbokhare_2020, A tricky man like you still has the effrontery to talk?)}} | |
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* [[magomago]], [[cunny]] | * [[magomago]], [[cunny]] | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 5 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: Hausa wayo
Pronunciation
- wàjó
Noun
- Sey person get magomago sense.
- No dey play me wayo jor. — (Stop trying to sly me.)
- No let that phone play you wayo. — (jw__27206, Do not be deceived by that phone.)
- So that people go think sey dem be better person, dem dey use sweet mouth and wayo talk.’ But, the truth be sey dem get plan. — (jw__23269, In order for people to view them as good persons, they make use of sweet words and deceptive talk.)
- Liberia Election: Commission say no wayo. — (bbc__63789, Liberia Election Commission frowns upon electoral malpractice.)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
- English: tricky, deceptive, cunning
Adjective
- Sey person get magomago sense.
- Na wayo man. — ( Egbokhare_2020, The man is crafty.)
- Wayo man like you go still dey talk?. — (Egbokhare_2020, A tricky man like you still has the effrontery to talk?)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: cunning, crafty