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amebo

amebo noun: rumormonger.

Noun

amebo (plural amebos)

  1. (Nigeria, slang) rumormonger
  2. (Nigeria, slang) gossip (idle talk)

Forms of amebo

pluralamebos

Origin of amebo

From Urhobo avwebo (“favourite wife in a polygamous household”). Popularised as the name of a character in the long-running Nigerian radio and television program The Village Headmaster.

Questions about amebo

What does amebo mean?
Amebo means rumormonger.
What part of speech is amebo?
Amebo is a noun.
What is the plural of amebo?
The plural of amebo is amebos.

Words near amebo in the dictionary

  1. amebicide
  2. amebicides
  3. amebid
  4. amebids
  5. amebiform
  6. amebo
  7. amebo-
  8. amebocyte
  9. amebocytes
  10. ameboflagellate
  11. ameboflagellates

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