shalaye

  1. verb: To explain something in more detail than is necessary or helpful.
    • Abeg just do wetin I tell yu. No dey shalaye.
      • Please just do what I told you. Stop over-explaining.
    • Di guy shalaye for police taya but dem still no release am.
      • The guy pled his case to the police, but they still didn’t release him.

Etymology

From the Yoruba word shalaye.

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