yeye
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.)
Translations
- English: useless, stupid
Noun
Na sey person or someting no make sense at all at all.
- Babylon people come dey use dem do yeye. — (jw__15578, The Babylonians maltreated the people.)
Translations
- English: maltreatment
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