mary amaka

Naija

Etymology

From: Di English name Mary and di Igbo name Amaka

Pronunciation

• mèrí àmáká

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Adjective

1. Sey woman person dey dress like holyholy dey cover everywhere for bodi.

   • You don go wear dis your mary amaka skirt again.  — (NSC_2021, You are wearing this modest skirt of yours again.)
   • I like dat girl wey dey dress like mary amaka for your hostel.  — (NSC_2021, I like that girl in your hostel that usually dress modestly.)

2. Woman wey dey dress like person wey no sabi fashion.

   • See you like one mary amaka.  — (NSC_2021, You look like an old-fashioned lady.)
   • If you see the mary amaka wey by ex-boyfriend dey follow ehn, you go shock.  — (NSC_2021, If you see the old-fashioned girl my ex-boyfriend is going out with, you'll be shock.)

Translations

• English: to dress modest, old-fashioned