meriiiri
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Yoruba[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the phrase méè rí ìyí rí (“I have not seen this before”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
méríìírí
- something unusual; strange
- 2022, “Ìjẹ́wọ́ Ìnàkí Shìnágawà Kan”, in Olongo Africa[1]:
- Àbí, pípín ọtí bíà àti títàkurọ̀sọ pẹ̀lú ìnàkí ṣá jẹ́ oun méríìírí.
- I mean, sharing a beer and chatting with a monkey was a pretty unusual experience in and of itself.
Derived terms[edit]
- ìwé ìtàn-àròsọ méríìírí (“genre of fantasy novel”)