Gbese
Debt or big trouble (literally “load”).
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Gbese — definition 2
A Yoruba term meaning debt, now used in Pidgin too for owing money or being in a financial fix. Carry gbese means to accumulate debt. It can also imply causing trouble (figuratively 'problem').
"December enjoyment don leave plenty gbese for January. (Meaning: Holiday partying has left me in a lot of debt come January.)"
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Gbese — definition 3
Literally 'debt.' Slang-wise, to carry gbese means to get in trouble or owe a lot (including embarrassment). Also a famous dance move
"No go dance legwork for office o, you wan carry gbese? (Don't go dancing legwork in the office, you want to incur trouble?)"
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Gbese — definition 4
Gbɛ̀sɛ́ (Proverbe/Proverb)
"Gbɛsɛ ɖo nufin mɛ (Les proverbes contiennent la sagesse/Proverbs contain wisdom)"
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Gbese — definition 5
Debt/Owing money (Debt)
"I dey owe gbese everywhere (I owe debts everywhere)"
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Gbese — definition 6
Debt wey person dey owe (Money someone owes)
"Gbese go kill me for this Lagos (Debt will kill me in this Lagos)"
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Gbese — definition 7
Dance move (Body movement)
"Do the gbese dance (Do the gbese dance move)"
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