afojudi

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àmójúdi

Etymology

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ fi (“to use”) +‎ ojú (“eyes”) +‎ di, literally “To use ones eyes to block”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.fō.d͡ʒú.dī/

Noun

àfojúdi

1. (idiomatic) the act of behaving contemptuously or defiantly to someone

   Synonyms: àfidi, ìfojúdi

2. (idiomatic) being behaved contemptuously or defiantly to someone

   Synonyms: àfidi, ìfojúdi

3. (idiomatic) contemptuous, defiantly
4. (idiomatic) defiance, contempt

   Synonyms: ìwà àfojúdi, arífín

   ewú logbó, irungbọ̀n làgbà, mámu ni ti àfojúdi

   Grey hair is a mark of old age, a beard is a mark of adulthood, a moustache is the mark of defiance

   (a proverb on stages of life and adolescence)

Derived terms

• ìwà àfojúdi (“contempt”)
• aláfojúdi (“a person of contempt”)
• àfojúdíwọ̀n (“estimate”)

Related terms

• fojúdi (“to be defiant”)
• àmójúdíwọ̀n (“visual estimate”)