lepa

Naija

Etymology

From: Yoruba lɛ and pā meaning slim

Pronunciation

• lɛ̀pá

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Noun

1. Person wey no get body.

   • Na lepa go fit wear dis kind gown.  — (NSC_2020, Only a slim girl can put on this kind of gown.)
   • Dat fine lepa girl just dey enter my eye.  — (NSC_2020, I attracted to that fine slim girl.)

2. Boy wey no get body.

   • Me I no dey like to follow follow boys wey be lepa.  — ( NSC_2020, I do not like to go after slim men.)
   • My brother don turn lepa finish as e go boarding school.  — ( NSC_2020, My brother has become slim since he started attending boarding school.)

Related forms

• lepa shandy

Antonym

• orobo

Translation

English: slim