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Hammer

[ham-mer]

verb verbs

LanguageWest African Pidgin (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. To suddenly become wealthy or succeed big
Examples

My neighbor don hammer, he just buy new motor.

Pronunciationham-mer

Part of speechverb

Registerinformal

Usage noteThis term is used in social settings to describe others who have suddenly acquired wealth. It is generally used in an informal, observational manner.

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