nogut

Bislama: nogud; Pijin: nogud; TSC: nogud. Note that Pijin also extends the meaning to ‘it would be bad if’.

See first Mihalic entry. See second Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

1. Physical state: no good, in a bad state (factual description)
   haus i nogut pinis the house is beyond repair, has fallen to pieces
   kaikai samting nogut to eat something harmful, injurious
   sik nogut a deadly disease
   mekim nogut samting to spoil, to harm, to damage something
   mekim samting nogut to do something wrong, to do something bad
   sindaun nogut to live unhappily, to have trouble, to live poorly
   stap nogut to be badly off, not to be getting along well

2. wrongly, incorrectly, badly, with bad results
   em i raitim nogut he wrote it incorrectly, badly
   kalap nogut to be astonished, amazed , horrified
   skin i kirap nogut to have gooseflesh, goose pimples; the skin creeps

3. Physical world: unsuitable for humans to be out and about in
   ples nogut a bad place; bush, swamp or mountains impassable by humans
   taim nogut bad weather, stormy weather, rough sea

4. wicked, evil, ungodly
   man nogut an evil man, a wicked man
   kolim nogut nem bilong God to curse, to take God’s name in vain

5. Sexual innuendo: to do with sexual shame and immoral behaviour
   givim tok nogut to use foul language
   kaikai samting nogut to eat something to induce abortion or prevent conception
   mekim samting nogut i gat sem to do something shameful, immoral
   ples nogut a place of ill-repute
   sik nogut a venereal disease

6. Sexual anatomy: to do with sexual characteristics
   gras nogut pubic hair
   samting nogut male or female genitals

7. very, extremely; in this meaning it is used as a superlative after adjectives and adverbs
   banis i tait nogut the bandage is too tight
   mi sik nogut I was violently ill, seriously sick

8. lest, it is no good that, don’t, if would be bad if ...
   nogut yu pundaun! watch your step!
   nogut yu brukim wanpela samting don’t break anything
   yu no go long wara; nogut pukpuk i kisim yu don’t go into the water lest the crocodile get you

Modifier compound forms

9. bel nogut (a) a feeling of sorry or upset about something (b) bad feeling, resentment
   pikinini i dai, na ol man i pilim bel nogut the chld died and everybody was very upset
   ol i kilim pik na givim em long stretim bel nogut bilong em they killed a pig and gave it to him to settle his bad feeling

10. sindaun nogut to sit immodestly, with ones dress improperly adjusted ® sindaun kranki

11. nogut tru (a) very, extremely (b) extremely well (c) extremely badly
    kunai i hat nogut tru the grassland is extremely hot
    lap nogut tru to laugh boisterously, to laugh to scorn, to deride
    bilas bilong em, em i gutpela nogut tru his decoration was awfully good
    ol i paitim em nogut tru they beat him very badly

Noun combination forms

12. Fauna: man nogut any animal capable of capriciously turning on a human, e.g. biting, goring or killing with a poisonous bite
    pukpuk em i wanpela man nogut the crocodile is a dangerous animal
    sak em i wanpela man nogut the shark is a dangerous fish

13. Sexual activity: pasin nogut sexual relations: (a) consensual (b) forced
    tupela manmeri wokim pasin nogut the husband and wife had sexual intercourse
    ol wokim pasin nogut long meri bilong em they raped his wife

Verb phrase forms

14. Form of perceiving: kirap nogut (a) to be surprised, to wonder, to marvel at, b) to react with rising anger
    Ol man i harim tok bilong en, ol i kirap nogut long save bilong en na long tok em i bekim long ol. And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and his answers (Luke 2:47).
    dok i kirap nogut na kaikaiim lek bilong masta bilong em the dog reacted angrily and bit its master’s leg

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