yab en · VERB
Etymology
From yap.
Meanings
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(Nigeria, ambitransitive) To satirize or roast; to abuse verbally.
But in between the bouts of light-hearted yabbing Fela began to insert serious political challenges. He attacked prevalent attitudes towards self determination which he abhorred. He stated that black people were being robbed.
1974, Afriscope, volume 4, numbers 1-6, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yabbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| yabs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| yabbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| yabbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |