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japa'd

japa'd is the simple past and past participle of japa.

Meaning of japa

Verb

japa (third-person singular simple present japas, present participle japaing, simple past and past participle japaed or japa'd)

  1. (Nigeria, colloquial) to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions.
    • I am japa-ing, leaving the country because of the opportunities that are available to me abroad.2023 February 27, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Fridah Okutoyi, “Nigeria's 'japa' trend: Halting exodus of talented Nigerians is a task for the next president.”, in CNN.com, retrieved 25 Mar 2023

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Forms of japa'd

alternative formjapaed

Questions about japa'd

What is japa'd the simple past and past participle of?
Japa'd is the simple past and past participle of japa.

Words near japa'd in the dictionary

  1. jap
  2. Jap silk
  3. Jap's eye
  4. Jap.
  5. japa
  6. japa'd
  7. japaconine
  8. japaconitine
  9. japadog
  10. japadogs
  11. japaed

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