noun phrase
Street Slang
Onye Ọkụkụ
OH-nyeh aw-KOO-koo (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · noun phrase · slang
A spendthrift — literally 'a planter.'
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Describes someone who spends money recklessly, as if they're 'planting' it wastefully rather than saving.
“He's onye ọkụkụ, he'll finish his whole salary in one weekend.”
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Onye Ọkụkụ In A Sentence
He's onye ọkụkụ, he'll finish his whole salary in one weekend.
Origin & Usage
Documented Otu-Onitsha (Onitsha market) economic-life slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011); literally 'a planter,' used to mean a spendthrift.
Variants
Onye okuku
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What does Onye Ọkụkụ mean?
It means a spendthrift, someone who wastes money — literally 'a planter.'
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