Gbese

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Debt or big trouble (literally “load”).

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.)"

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?)"

Gbɛ̀sɛ́ (Proverbe/Proverb)

"Gbɛsɛ ɖo nufin mɛ (Les proverbes contiennent la sagesse/Proverbs contain wisdom)"

Debt/Owing money (Debt)

"I dey owe gbese everywhere (I owe debts everywhere)"

Debt wey person dey owe (Money someone owes)

"Gbese go kill me for this Lagos (Debt will kill me in this Lagos)"

Dance move (Body movement)

"Do the gbese dance (Do the gbese dance move)"