oyinbo en · NOUN
Etymology
From Yoruba Òyìnbó, or from Nigerian Pidgin oyinbo.
Meanings
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(Nigeria) A white person.
‘Do you know how these oyinbos waste food? They throw food away after eating just two forks. Even their eggs and oranges have expiry dates!’
2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 241:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oyinbos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
white · oyinbo · hoojah · cumskin · Caucasian · ivory · snow bunny · snow roach · paddy · ang moh · white bread · balanda · ice monkey · toubab · Pakeha · umlungu · cracker · vazaha · migaloo · abelungu · cornstarch crusader · wonderbread · laowai · Whitoid · leucoderm · gringo · Eurangutan · mzungu · Yankee · firangi · pinky · Angrez · hoogie · paleface · mayonnaise face · roundeye · joganosh · mayo monkey · whiteface · whiteboy · Yakubian · farang · honky · bule · kabloona · white devil · vanilla · gussuk · gweilo · saltine · mayo · ofay · European · cac · béké · mlungu · wigger · haole · wadjela · melanin-challenged · gora · pigskin · white man · whitey