bò ntòọō
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
pull down the lower eyelids and widen the eyes as a form of mockery, to imply ‘I told you so!’ or ‘Just what I expected!’ (i.e. rejoicing over someone else’s misfortune)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọ bòrò ntòọō mgbe m dara ule.
— She mocked me with an eyelid pull when I failed the exam.
Ị bòrò ntòọō n'ihu ya?
— Did you mock him with an eyelid pull?
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