abaa

== English == === Etymology === Barrère & Leland and Green's Dictionary of Slang suggest it could be from English baa, from the onomatopoeia of the bleating of a sheep. === Adjective === abaa (comparative more abaa, superlative most abaa) (archaic, British slang) Contemptible; vile; silly. ==== Derived terms ==== abaa cove abaa muff === Noun === abaa (plural abaas) (archaic, derogatory, British slang) Someone who is not a trade unionist. ==== Synonyms ==== knobstick ==== Related terms ==== scab (“strikebreaker”) blackleg (“strikebreaker”) scalie (“strikebreaker”) === References === Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890), “abaa”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 2. === Anagrams === AAAB, baaa == Acholi == === Noun === abaa daddy, dad (term of endearment) ==== Related terms ==== wor (“father”) === References === Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 2 == Hiligaynon == === Interjection === abáa alternative spelling of aba-a