mary amaka
Naija
Etymology
From: Di English name Mary and di Igbo name Amaka
Pronunciation
- mèrí àmáká
Noun
- Cloth wey woman dey wear wey no fine wey dey cover everywhere for body
- You don go wear dis your mary amaka again. — (NSC_2021, You are wearing this oversized cloth 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 wears oversized clothes.)
Translation
- English: Modest clothing
Adjective
- 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, prude