yama-yama

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

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Adjective

yama-yama

  1. disgusting
    • 2018 March 30, “See di 3 ways you fit reduce doti wey dey your domot”, in BBC News Pidgin‎[1]:
      Di landfill for Epe na anoda way wey di state gofment dey use to manage di doti wey pipo dey troway so e no go full everywhere come cause yama-yama for area.
      The landfill in Epe is one of the ways the state government is managing waste disposal to prevent it from overflowing and causing pollution [disgust] in the area.
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