thunder fire

English

Verb

thunder fire (third-person singular simple present thunder fires, present participle thunder firing, simple past and past participle thunder fired)

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Nigeria) A wish for the god of lightning to smite someone.

Interjection

thunder fire

1. (derogatory, somewhat offensive, Nigeria) Expression of anger towards someone.

Usage notes

• Thunder is used in Nigerian pidgin English to mean both thunder and lightning.

Translations

May lightning smite

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Interjection

Expression Igbo: please add this translation if you can Sango: please add this translation if you can

See also

• thunder fire Satan
• go to hell