noun phrase
Street Slang
Obi Akpọ
OH-bee ahk-PAW (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · noun phrase · slang
Wickedness, or a wicked person — literally 'a dried heart.'
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Definitions
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Used to describe cruelty or callousness, and (as 'onye obi akpọ') to label a person as wicked or heartless.
“It's pure obi akpọ to treat your own workers like that.”
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Obi Akpọ In A Sentence
It's pure obi akpọ to treat your own workers like that.
Origin & Usage
Documented Otu-Onitsha (Onitsha market) miscellaneous slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011); literally 'a dried heart,' used for wickedness, with 'onye obi akpọ' meaning a wicked person.
Variants
Onye obi akpo
People Also Ask
What does Obi Akpọ mean?
It means wickedness or cruelty, literally 'a dried heart'; 'onye obi akpọ' means a wicked person.
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