amebo

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noun

rumormonger

Originurh avwebo →
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Meanings

nounamebo (plural amebos)

plural amebos

  1. Nigeriaslangrumormonger
  2. Nigeriaslanggossip (idle talk)

Origin

  1. urhavwebo“favourite wife in a polygamous household”
  2. Englishamebo

From Urhobo avwebo (“favourite wife in a polygamous household”). Popularised as the name of a character in the long-running Nigerian radio and television program The Village Headmaster.

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APA

amebo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebo

MLA

“amebo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amebo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amebo.

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