Difference between revisions of "yab"
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From: English ''jab'' | From: English ''jab'' | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
| − | * | + | * yâb |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yab.f.ogg</sm2> |
| − | <sm2>Pcm-ng- | + | <sm2>Pcm-ng-yab.m.ogg</sm2> |
===verb=== | ===verb=== | ||
#na to make fun of person | #na to make fun of person | ||
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv|I no like de new school, de teachers too dey [[yab]] person wey enter de school newly.|NSC_Agnes_2020( I dislike the new school because teachers poke jokes at new students mercilessly.)}} |
| − | #:* {{ux|dv| | + | #:* {{ux|dv| De boys [[yab]] de new girl so tey she come learn to [[freestyle]] wit dem, .|NSC_Agnes_2020(The boys teased the new girl till she loosened up around them.)}} |
| + | #na to insult person for im back | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv| De bus drivers dem [[yab]] de soldiers well-well, but na after dem don go sha.|NSC_Agnes_2020(The bus drivers really insulted the soldiers; after they had left though.)}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Say Anita dey [[yab]] Chuks today, na because de guy don [[fashee]] her side |( Anita is insulting Chuks now because he broke up with her. )}} | ||
| + | #na to pass judgement on sometin wey person do or no do | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|Some press people work na just to dey [[yab]] de government |( All some pressmen do is criticize government )}} | ||
| + | #:* {{ux|dv|De way the principal dey [[yab]] Mr Johnson since dem make am im Vice show say he no like de man |( It is obvious the Principal doesn't like Mr Johnson, his new Vice, judging from his criticism )}} | ||
===Related forms=== | ===Related forms=== | ||
| − | + | [[yabbies]] | |
====Synonym==== | ====Synonym==== | ||
| − | + | *insult | |
====Translation==== | ====Translation==== | ||
| − | '' | + | ''tease'', ''criticise'', ''insult'' |
Revision as of 13:13, 16 November 2020
Naija
Etymology
From: English jab
Pronunciation
- yâb
verb
- na to make fun of person
- I no like de new school, de teachers too dey yab person wey enter de school newly. — NSC_Agnes_2020( I dislike the new school because teachers poke jokes at new students mercilessly.)
- De boys yab de new girl so tey she come learn to freestyle wit dem, . — NSC_Agnes_2020(The boys teased the new girl till she loosened up around them.)
- na to insult person for im back
- De bus drivers dem yab de soldiers well-well, but na after dem don go sha. — NSC_Agnes_2020(The bus drivers really insulted the soldiers; after they had left though.)
- Say Anita dey yab Chuks today, na because de guy don fashee her side — ( Anita is insulting Chuks now because he broke up with her. )
- na to pass judgement on sometin wey person do or no do
Related forms
Synonym
- insult
Translation
tease, criticise, insult