"gbaju-ẹ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Yoruba]

Forms: gbájú-ẹ̀ [canonical]
Etymology: From gbá ojú ẹ̀ (“slap his/her face”). It could have been influenced by an older phrase gbájú ìgan, used in the 1960s to describe magicians who deceptively rob people of their belongings at motor parks and other locations, while also comparing the sting of a slap to being frauded. Head templates: {{head|yo|noun|head=gbájú-ẹ̀|head2=}} gbájú-ẹ̀, {{yo-pos|noun|gbájú-ẹ̀|}} gbájú-ẹ̀, {{yo-noun|gbájú-ẹ̀}} gbájú-ẹ̀
  1. (neologism) fraudster Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Corruption Synonyms: yàúyàúù, màgòmágó, oníjìbìtì
    Sense id: en-gbaju-ẹ-yo-noun-sCj6yIz4 Disambiguation of Corruption: 50 50 Categories (other): Yoruba neologisms
  2. (neologism) fraud; 419 Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Corruption, Crime, People Synonyms: yàúyàúù, màgòmágó, jìbìtì, èrú
    Sense id: en-gbaju-ẹ-yo-noun-c04o2RfQ Disambiguation of Corruption: 50 50 Disambiguation of Crime: 43 57 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): Yoruba neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gbájúẹ̀, gbájú ẹ̀
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  "etymology_text": "From gbá ojú ẹ̀ (“slap his/her face”). It could have been influenced by an older phrase gbájú ìgan, used in the 1960s to describe magicians who deceptively rob people of their belongings at motor parks and other locations, while also comparing the sting of a slap to being frauded.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gbájú-ẹ̀",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yoruba",
  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "yàúyàúù"
        },
        {
          "word": "màgòmágó"
        },
        {
          "word": "oníjìbìtì"
        }
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          "_dis": "3 97",
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        },
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          "_dis": "0 100",
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          "orig": "yo:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "...marijuana and fraud, also called 419 have become a way of life of the people of Ẹ̀tànlókù.",
          "ref": "2001, Lerè Adéyẹmí, Àkùkọ Gàgàrà:",
          "text": "...igbó mímu àti gbájú ẹ̀ tí wọ́n ń pè ní 419 ti jàrábà àwọn ará ìlú Ẹ̀tànlókù.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "fraud; 419"
      ],
      "id": "en-gbaju-ẹ-yo-noun-c04o2RfQ",
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        [
          "fraud",
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        ],
        [
          "419",
          "419"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism) fraud; 419"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yàúyàúù"
        },
        {
          "word": "màgòmágó"
        },
        {
          "word": "jìbìtì"
        },
        {
          "word": "èrú"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neologism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡ͡bá.d͡ʒú.ɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gbájúẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gbájú ẹ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gbaju-ẹ"
}
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  "etymology_text": "From gbá ojú ẹ̀ (“slap his/her face”). It could have been influenced by an older phrase gbájú ìgan, used in the 1960s to describe magicians who deceptively rob people of their belongings at motor parks and other locations, while also comparing the sting of a slap to being frauded.",
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    {
      "form": "gbájú-ẹ̀",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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    {
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fraudster"
      ],
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        [
          "fraudster",
          "fraudster"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism) fraudster"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yàúyàúù"
        },
        {
          "word": "màgòmágó"
        },
        {
          "word": "oníjìbìtì"
        }
      ],
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        "neologism"
      ]
    },
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        "Yoruba terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "...marijuana and fraud, also called 419 have become a way of life of the people of Ẹ̀tànlókù.",
          "ref": "2001, Lerè Adéyẹmí, Àkùkọ Gàgàrà:",
          "text": "...igbó mímu àti gbájú ẹ̀ tí wọ́n ń pè ní 419 ti jàrábà àwọn ará ìlú Ẹ̀tànlókù.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "fraud; 419"
      ],
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        [
          "fraud",
          "fraud"
        ],
        [
          "419",
          "419"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(neologism) fraud; 419"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "yàúyàúù"
        },
        {
          "word": "màgòmágó"
        },
        {
          "word": "jìbìtì"
        },
        {
          "word": "èrú"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neologism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ɡ͡bá.d͡ʒú.ɛ̀/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gbájúẹ̀"
    },
    {
      "word": "gbájú ẹ̀"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gbaju-ẹ"
}

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