verb phrase
Street Slang
Rachaa Ọkwa
RAH-chah AW-kwah (approximate — Igbo is tonal and this casual spelling drops the tone marks) · verb phrase · slang
To make a big profit — literally 'lick the wooden plate.'
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Describes a trader making a substantial profit, as if licking a wooden plate clean of every last bit of food.
“He rachaa ọkwa on that container of goods, sold everything at double price.”
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Rachaa Ọkwa In A Sentence
He rachaa ọkwa on that container of goods, sold everything at double price.
Origin & Usage
Documented Otu-Onitsha (Onitsha market) economic-life slang in Nkamigbo & Eme (2011); literally 'lick the wooden plate,' used to mean making a large profit.
Variants
Rachaa okwa
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What does Rachaa Ọkwa mean?
It means to make a big profit — literally 'lick the wooden plate.'
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