Difference between revisions of "yeye"

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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
Na di ting wey no good at all all.
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* Person or someting wey no good at all all.
 
:*{{ux|dv|Babylon people come dey use dem do '''yeye'''. |(jw__15578, The Babylonians maltreated the people.)}}
 
:*{{ux|dv|Babylon people come dey use dem do '''yeye'''. |(jw__15578, The Babylonians maltreated the people.)}}
 
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:* {{ux|dv| Make I go fight am? Make e use me do '''yeye''' abi? You try, baba. You try. |(NSC_2021, I should go to fight him? So that he'll disgrace me, right? Great idea, sir. Great idea.)}}
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: ''maltreatment''
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* English: ''maltreatment'', ''disgrace'', ''embarrass''
  
 
===Transitive Verb===
 
===Transitive Verb===

Revision as of 12:35, 9 August 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: unknown

Pronunciation

  • jɛ̀jɛ́


Adjective

  • Sey ting or person wey no dey do well or try at all all.
  • Yeye man.  — (deuber__1834, A no-good man.)
  • De give you money make you buy car, you carry money go buy yeye jalopy.  — (NSC_2021, you were given some money to buy a car, but you bought a decrepit car!)

Translations

  • English: useless, stupid

Noun

  • Person or someting wey no good at all all.
  • Babylon people come dey use dem do yeye.  — (jw__15578, The Babylonians maltreated the people.)
  • Make I go fight am? Make e use me do yeye abi? You try, baba. You try.  — (NSC_2021, I should go to fight him? So that he'll disgrace me, right? Great idea, sir. Great idea.)

Translations

  • English: maltreatment, disgrace, embarrass

Transitive Verb

Make de do person someting wey go pain am well well.

  • Na so e dey yeye di pikin cos no im born am.  — (Egbokhare_2021, H/She has been maltreating the child because he/she is not the biological parent.)
  • Di Liverpool striker wey dem just give crown as PFA Player of di Year score two goals, create anoda two for im team mates as Liverpool yeye dia opponents Roma.  — (bbc__31729, The Liverpool player that won the PFA Player award scored two goals, created two assists for his team mates when Liverpool defeated Roma.)

Translations

  • English: maltreat, ill treat