aro

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba (the location of a standard Psychiatric hospital in Nigeria)

Pronunciation

• árò

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Proper Noun

1. Na name of one place where dem dey treat mad people for Nigeria.

   • Di Doctor dey work for Aro .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The doctor works at the Psychiatric hospital at Aro, Abeokuta.)
   • Na when de carry Mr. Johnson reach Aro im craze begin get cure.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Mr Johnson's mental problem could not get cured until he got to the psychiatric hospital at Aro.)

Noun

1. Person wey dey craze.

   • No play near aro if e rush you, you no go see person wey go save you.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Don't go close to a lunatic, if he pounces on you, you won't find a saviour .)
   • As aro get doings reach, if de see trailer de dey piante.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, As crazy as lunatics are, they leave the road when they see a truck.)

2. People wey be sey dem dey sabi dey laugh people.

   • You no go see better person dat Hall3 for Uniben wey no be aro.  —  (NSC_Legbeti_2020, You wont find anyone in Hall3 who isn't a jester)

Synonyms

kolo, were

Translation

English: psycho, lunatic

Adjective

1. Person wey dey kolo.

   • Everybodi dey fear now o. All di aro people escape from hospital yesterday.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The mentally ill patients escaped from the hospital yesterday and so everyone now live in fear.)
   • Anybody fit form say im be aro .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Anyone can pretend to be mad.)

Synonyms

• kolo

Translations

• English: lunacy