interjection
Street Slang
Jare
JAH-reh · interjection · pidgin
An expressive tag showing encouragement, resignation, or mild dismissal.
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Definitions
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Added to the end of a sentence to soften a request, brush something off, or add a casual, familiar tone.
“Come chop jare, food don ready.”
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Jare In A Sentence
Come chop jare, food don ready.
Origin & Usage
From Yoruba "jàre"; documented with example sentences on naija.guru's Nigerian Pidgin dictionary.
People Also Ask
What does "jare" mean?
It's an expressive tag word used for encouragement or resignation, roughly like adding "come on" or "whatever" to a sentence.
Can you give an example?
"No mind am jare" means "Don't mind him/her, forget it."
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