عوضی

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Persian

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Etymology

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Clipping of بچّه‌ی عوضی (bačče-ye 'avazi, exchanged child, changeling)

Adjective

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عوضی ('avazi)

  1. (archaic) changeling
    Synonym: تخمِ جن (toxm-e jen)
  2. (offensive) obnoxious, sly, devious, unscrupulous

References

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Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عوضی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press