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#: ''Im lib ni '''woiwoi''' town. Yu wa wan?'' | #: ''Im lib ni '''woiwoi''' town. Yu wa wan?'' | ||
#:: "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?" | #:: "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?" | ||
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Revision as of 16:05, 6 May 2026
Bemé
Etymology
From Ketaserang wuuyuy [ˈwuːjʊj] "migrant worker; (derogatory) a Columbayo".
Pronunciation
Noun
woiwoi
- (rustic, derogatory) urbanite, city dweller
- Yu ogulin dat woiwoi eh mub nyeh wi la?
- "Did you see that urbanite who moved near us?"
- Yu ogulin dat woiwoi eh mub nyeh wi la?
- (Cassim Po, slang) a native of Cassim Po
- Im bi woiwoi, bela wi.
- "He's a Cassim Po native, like us."
- Im bi woiwoi, bela wi.
- (chiefly Seru, derogatory) a Columbayo
- (chiefly Columban, derogatory) a Seru
Adjective
woiwoi
- (slang, chiefly outside Cassim Po) gentrified
- Im lib ni woiwoi town. Yu wa wan?
- "He lives in a gentrified neighbourhood. Do you want to go?"
- Im lib ni woiwoi town. Yu wa wan?