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Meaning of gbeegun | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ɡ͡béé.ɡṹ

Definitions

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

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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