عوضی
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of بچّهی عوضی (bačče-ye 'avazi, “exchanged child, changeling”)
Adjective
[edit]عوضی • ('avazi)
- (archaic) changeling
- Synonym: تخمِ جن (toxm-e jen)
- (offensive) obnoxious, sly, devious, unscrupulous
References
[edit]Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عوضی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press