afojudi

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • àmójúdi

Etymology

From à- (nominalizing prefix) + fi (to use) + ojú (eyes) + di, literally To use ones eyes to block

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.fō.d͡ʒú.dī/

Noun

àfojúdi

  1. (idiomatic) the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone
    Synonyms: àfidi, ìfojúdi
  2. (idiomatic) being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone
    Synonyms: àfidi, ìfojúdi
  3. (idiomatic) contemptuous, defiantly
  4. (idiomatic) defiance, contempt
    Synonyms: ìwà àfojúdi, arífín
    ewú logbó, irungbọ̀n làgbà, mámu ni ti àfojúdi
    Grey hair is a mark of old age, a beard is a mark of adulthood, a moustache is the mark of defiance
    (a proverb on stages of life and adolescence)

Derived terms

  • ìwà àfojúdi (contempt)
  • aláfojúdi (a person of contempt)
  • àfojúdíwọ̀n (estimate)
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