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Meaning of gbeegun | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ɡ͡béé.ɡṹ

Definitions

  1. to steal an Egúngún costume
    literally
  2. to carry or steal bones
    literally
  3. to engage in an illegal act (usually under some cover or cloak)
    euphemistic
  4. to scoop up bones from a stew instead of meat
    idiomatic
  5. to cheat in an examination; to smuggle a cheat sheet into an examination
    euphemistic
  6. to be unlucky, to lack good fortune
    euphemistic, idiomatic

Examples

“àwọn akẹ́kọ̀ọ́ gbéégún wọ ibi ìdánwò”

The students smuggled a cheat sheet into the examination hall

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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