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oyinbo

oyinbo noun: a white person.

Noun

oyinbo (plural oyinbos)

  1. (Nigeria) A white person.
    • ‘Do you know how these oyinbos waste food? They throw food away after eating just two forks. Even their eggs and oranges have expiry dates!’2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 241

Synonyms of oyinbo

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Forms of oyinbo

pluraloyinbos

Origin of oyinbo

From Yoruba Òyìnbó, or from Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo.

Questions about oyinbo

What does oyinbo mean?
Oyinbo means a white person.
What part of speech is oyinbo?
Oyinbo is a noun.
What is the plural of oyinbo?
The plural of oyinbo is oyinbos.

Words near oyinbo in the dictionary

  1. oyeses
  2. oyesses
  3. oyez
  4. oyezes
  5. Oyhenart
  6. oyinbo
  7. oyinbos
  8. Oykel
  9. oyl
  10. oylet
  11. oylets

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