àgàbàgebè
noun
/à.ɡà.bà.ɡē.bè/
àgàbàǹgebè (alternative)
Definitions
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hypocrisy
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Etymology
From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) + gàbà (“to move along clumsily”) + gùn (“to climb”) + ebè (“hill”), literally “Moving along clumsily and climbing many hills”, likely an ideophonic description of the many arguments and excuses one regarded as a hypocrite will make
Component words
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Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “agabagebe”.
Reference:
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