noun phrase Street Slang

Owu Ite

OH-woo EE-teh (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · noun phrase · slang

Poverty, hardship, being broke — literally 'pot's thread.'

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Describes serious financial hardship or lack of money. Originally an Ezza-dialect word for poverty that migrated into Otu-Onitsha market slang usage.

“Since he lost his job, the whole family has been in owu ite.”
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Owu Ite In A Sentence

Since he lost his job, the whole family has been in owu ite.

Origin & Usage

Originally a word from the Ezza dialect of Igbo meaning poverty/hardship, which was borrowed into Otu-Onitsha (Onitsha market) slang with the same meaning, as documented in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011).

Variants Owu-ite
Tags #igbo#igbo-slang#nigerian#west-african#market-slang#money-slang

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What does Owu Ite mean?

It means poverty, hardship, or being broke — literally 'pot's thread,' originally from the Ezza dialect of Igbo.

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