noun phrase Street Slang

Onye Afịa

OH-nyeh ah-FEE-ah (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · noun phrase · slang

An armed robber — literally 'a market person.'

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Coded slang for an armed robber, using the everyday word for a market-goer as camouflage.

“They said onye afịa hit that shop last night and cleared the cash box.”
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Onye Afịa In A Sentence

They said onye afịa hit that shop last night and cleared the cash box.

Origin & Usage

Documented Otu-Onitsha 'social evils' slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011); literally 'a market person,' used as coded slang for an armed robber.

Variants Onye afia
Tags #igbo#igbo-slang#nigerian#west-african#market-slang

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What does Onye Afịa mean?

It's coded slang for an armed robber, literally translating to 'a market person.'

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