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===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
| + | From: ''unknown'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| + | * jâb | ||
| + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yab.f.ogg</sm2> | ||
| + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yab.m.ogg</sm2> | ||
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| + | ===Verb=== | ||
| + | * Make person dey talk wetin go make people laugh anoder person. | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv|I no like di new school, di teachers too dey [[yab]] person wey enter de school newly.|(I dislike the new school because teachers poke jokes at new students mercilessly.)}} | ||
| + | :* {{ux|dv| Di boys [[yab]] di new girl so [[tey]] she con learn to [[freestyle]] wit dem.|(The boys teased the new girl till she loosened up around them.)}} | ||
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===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
| + | *[[yabbies]] | ||
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
| − | + | * [[insult]] | |
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====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| + | English: ''tease'', ''criticize'', ''insult'' | ||
Latest revision as of 20:45, 5 June 2023
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- jâb
Verb
- Make person dey talk wetin go make people laugh anoder person.
- I no like di new school, di teachers too dey yab person wey enter de school newly. — (I dislike the new school because teachers poke jokes at new students mercilessly.)
- Di boys yab di new girl so tey she con learn to freestyle wit dem. — (The boys teased the new girl till she loosened up around them.)
Related forms
Synonym
Translation
English: tease, criticize, insult