Difference between revisions of "wuruwuru"
 
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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
 
===Alternative forms===
 
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* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[wuru-wuru]], [[wuru wuru]]
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
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Borrowed from English wuruwuru
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From: ''unknown''
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===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
 
* wùrùwúrú
 
* wùrùwúrú
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.f.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.m.ogg</sm2>  
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-wuruwuru.m.ogg</sm2>
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===Frequency===
 
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* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
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* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
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* Frequency in raw corpus: 43
 
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* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 3485
 
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The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
  
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===Noun===
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* Make person [[doings]] no pure.
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:* {{ux|dv| Dat mean say di '''wuruwuru''' go continue. |(bbc__62589, It means the deception will continue.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Wuruwuru''' no dey ever pay. |(Deception never pays anyone.)}}
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* Make person dey deceive anoder person.
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:* {{ux|dv| Im voice fear man as e come do '''wuruwuru''' like thunder for inside darkness. |(katakata__1022, He scared the people by pretending there was real thunder rumbling in the dark.)}}
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====Translation====
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* English: ''deception
  
 
===Adjective===
 
===Adjective===
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wuruwuru: cunning, not straight forward -- Definition in Naija?
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* Sey person ways no dey straightforward.
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:* {{ux|dv|Im papa na '''wuruwuru''' man o.|(Egbokhare_2020. His father is dubious.)}}
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:* {{ux|dv|'''Wuruwuru''' and magomago ways full everywhere for dis world. |(Insincerity is everywhere.)}}
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# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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:* {{ux|dv|Di love wey he dey show her na'''wuruwuru''' love but she never still know. |(His love is deceptive but she is yet to know.)}}
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#: {{ux|dv|im papa na '''wuruwuru''' man o|no translation}}
 
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====Synonymes====
 
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* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
 
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====Antonymes====
 
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* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: cunning, not straight forward
 
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===Noun===
 
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wuruwuru: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
 
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# - (frequency:26)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dat mean say de '''wuruwuru''' go continue. |(bbc__62589, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Im voice fear man as e come do '''wuruwuru''' like thunder for inside darkness. |(katakata__1022, __no translation__)}}
 
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# cc (frequency:4)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Justice Banjoko rule say Nyame wey even be Christian pastor, tif pipo trust wen e be govnor of Taraba, wen e play wayo and '''wuruwuru''' wit goment moni wey reach 250 million Naira. |(bbc__61537, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Dis particular Executive Order 6  na Oga Buhari order for federal goment to begin torchlight 50 top Nigerians wey goment don ban from travelling outside di kontri as dem dey torchlight dia case wey concern wayo and '''wuruwuru'''. |(bbc__42412, __no translation__)}}
 
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# obj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Nigeria secret service don arrest 'fake first lady' My ADC use my name do 2.5 billion naira '''wuruwuru''' - Aisha Buhari Aisha Buhari wan shake APC table? |(bbc__74040, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Former President Goodluck Jonathan wen e launch im book 'My Transition Hours' tok say vote buying na di main rigging formula wey don replace oda types of election '''wuruwuru''' for Nigeria. |(bbc__52691, __no translation__)}}
 
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# conj (frequency:2)
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas release film wey show how '''wuruwuru''' and magomago take dey happun for inside football for Ghana. |(bbc__60422, __no translation__)}}
 
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#: {{ux|dv|Na wetin Yemi Adamolekun, di oga of Enough is Enough Nigeria joindbodi, wey dey torchlight '''wuruwuru''' and magomago in Nigeria goment, tell BBC. |(bbc__2684, __no translation__)}}
 
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* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[magomago]], [[lie lie]],
  
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====Antonymes====
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====Antonyms====
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* campaigns 0.68 41, wuru-wuru 0.68 57, supplementary 0.67 41, mago-mago 0.65 92, observers 0.65 34, calculation 0.64 23, intimidation 0.64 27, mago 0.63 62, collation 0.63 78
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* [[truetrue]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: no definition
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* English: ''dubious ways''

Latest revision as of 20:45, 5 June 2023

Naija

Alternative forms

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • wùrùwúrú

Play Play

Noun

  • Dat mean say di wuruwuru go continue.  — (bbc__62589, It means the deception will continue.)
  • Wuruwuru no dey ever pay.  — (Deception never pays anyone.)
  • Make person dey deceive anoder person.
  • Im voice fear man as e come do wuruwuru like thunder for inside darkness.  — (katakata__1022, He scared the people by pretending there was real thunder rumbling in the dark.)

Translation

  • English: deception

Adjective

  • Sey person ways no dey straightforward.
  • Im papa na wuruwuru man o.  — (Egbokhare_2020. His father is dubious.)
  • Wuruwuru and magomago ways full everywhere for dis world.  — (Insincerity is everywhere.)
  • Di love wey he dey show her nawuruwuru love but she never still know.  — (His love is deceptive but she is yet to know.)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

  • English: dubious ways
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