Difference between revisions of "yeye"
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| + | :*{{ux|dv|'''Yeye''' man. |(deuber__1834, A no-good man.)}} | ||
| + | :*{{ux|dv|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.)}} | ||
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* English: useless, stupid | * English: useless, stupid | ||
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Revision as of 16:37, 15 February 2021
Naija
Etymology
From: unknown
Pronunciation
- jɛ̀jɛ́
Frequency
- Frequency in NSC treebank: 3
- Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1516
- Frequency in raw corpus: 93
- Frequency rank in raw corpus: 2191
The word is used more orally than in written texts.
Adjective
Na someting wey no make sense at all at all.
- Yeye man. — (deuber__1834, A no-good man.)
- 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.)
Synonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Antonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Translations
- English: useless, stupid
Noun
yeye: no definition -- Definition in Naija?
- - (frequency:6)
- Babylon people come dey use dem do yeye. — (jw__15578, __no translation__)
- E dey use Israel people do yeye everyday. — (jw__790, __no translation__)
- amod-det (frequency:2)
- Which kind yeye broke ass nigger? — (KAD_06_Cooking_DG__173, Which kind of useless broke nigger ?)
- Which kind yeye, which kind yeye talk you dey talk? — (NST_cleaned__23838, __no translation__)
Derived forms
Synonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Antonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Translations
- English: no definition
Verb
yeye: maltreat, ill treat -- Definition in Naija?
- Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
- Na so e dey yeye di pikin cos no im born am. — no translation
Derived forms
Synonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Antonyms
- mago-mago 0.54 92, kerewa 0.52 39, shaku-shaku 0.52 8, fainting 0.50 9, amebo 0.49 28, ordinary 0.49 151, play-play 0.46 23, stubborn-head 0.46 6, zoning 0.45 20
Translations
- English: maltreat, ill treat