Difference between revisions of "yankee"
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* Anoder way wey people dey call America. | * Anoder way wey people dey call America. | ||
:* {{ux|dv| Dat guy don tear go '''Yankee''' o. | (NSC_Emeka_2020, That guy has gone to America.)}} | :* {{ux|dv| Dat guy don tear go '''Yankee''' o. | (NSC_Emeka_2020, That guy has gone to America.)}} | ||
| − | :* {{ux|dv| Some people dey argue sey [[ | + | :* {{ux|dv| Some people dey argue sey [[jand]] make sense pass '''Yankee''', bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. |(NSC_2021, Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)}} |
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [[ jand ]], [[ away ]] | * [[ jand ]], [[ away ]] | ||
====Translations==== | ====Translations==== | ||
* English: ''abroad, America'' | * English: ''abroad, America'' | ||
Revision as of 17:11, 6 August 2021
Naija
Etymology
From English: yankee
Pronunciation
- jànkí
Noun
- Oyinbo country.
- Any small chance wey I get, na yankee I dey enter. — ( NSC_2021, Any opportunity I get, I'm traveling abroad.)
- Anoder way wey people dey call America.
- Dat guy don tear go Yankee o. — (NSC_Emeka_2020, That guy has gone to America.)
- Some people dey argue sey jand make sense pass Yankee, bro Shola wey never see tire of plane dey raise voice dey jump. — (NSC_2021, Some people are arguing that England is better than America and Shola who hasn't travelled anywhere is getting animated in the conversation.)
Synonyms
Translations
- English: abroad, America