aro

Naija

Etymology

From Yoruba: Aro na di place where one psychia dey for Nigeria.

Pronunciation

• árò

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Proper Noun

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

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

Translations

• English: bedlam

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, no one will come to your rescue.)
   • As aro dey craze reach, if dem see trailer, deir kolo dey wiseup o, dem dey piante sharp sharp.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020, As crazy as lunatics are, they run off the road when they see a truck approaching.)

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

   • aro full plenty universities for Naija, especially Hall 3 for Uniben.  —  (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Jesters are everywhere in Nigerian universities, especially Hall 3 in Uniben.)
   • For my University beforebefore, when dem start aro like dis, de boys dem fit laugh person so tey person go begin cry.  —  (NSC_Legbeti_2020. In my days at the University, the boys can poke jokes at someone so cruelly, the person may break out in tears.)

Synonyms

kolo, were

Translation

English: mad person, joker, joke

Adjective

• Person wey dey craze.

• Everybodi dey fear now as e be say all di aro people escape from hospital yesterday.  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. The mentally ill patients escaped from the hospital yesterday causing fear.)
• Anybody fit form say im be aro .  — (NSC_Legbeti_2020. Anyone can pretend to be mad.)

Synonyms

• kolo, were

Translations

• English: crazy