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Dis one dey too expensive!

[Dis wuhn dey too ik-spen-siv!]

phrase shopping transactions

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. This one is too expensive!
  2. Use this phrase to emphasize your surprise or shock regarding a price you think is unfairly high for the item being sold.
Examples

I cannot pay that amount because Dis one dey too expensive!

I cannot pay that amount because this one is too expensive!

Please look at the quality, Dis one dey too expensive!

Please look at the quality, this one is too expensive!

PronunciationDis wuhn dey too ik-spen-siv!

RomanizationDis one dey too expensive!

Registerinformal

How it is usedWhen expressing that a price is too high.

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