gbaju-ẹ

== Yoruba == === Alternative forms === gbájúẹ̀, gbájú ẹ̀ === Etymology === From gbá ojú ẹ̀ (“slap his/her face”). It could have been influenced by an older phrase gbájú ìgan, used in the 1960s to describe magicians who deceptively rob people of their belongings at motor parks and other locations, while also comparing the sting of a slap to being frauded. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡ͡bá.d͡ʒú.ɛ̀/ === Noun === gbájú-ẹ̀ (neologism) fraudster Synonyms: yàúyàúù, màgòmágó, oníjìbìtì (neologism) fraud; 419 Synonyms: yàúyàúù, màgòmágó, jìbìtì, èrú === References === Dayọ̀ Àkànmú (2017), “A Communicative and Stylistic Adaptability of New Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions in Yorùbá Literary Texts”, in Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics, volume 40.1