New (old) Words
Listed here are forgotten and newly acquired words discovered while reading
The Village of Waiting by, George Packer.
We are reading The Village of Waiting in celebration of George Packer's birthday August 13, 1960 "If you've ever left a bag of clothes outside the Salvation Army or given to a local church drive, chances are that you've dressed an African." ~ George Packer
YOVO: term used to identify anyone who is a foreigner /stranger in the country.
ReplyDeleteAKPE: Ewe for thank you
ReplyDeleteETSI GLACÉ : ice water
ReplyDeleteGRIGRI: a talisman, amulet, voodoo charm, spell, or incantation believed capable of warding off evil and bringing good luck to oneself or of bringing misfortune to another.
ReplyDeleteCALABASH: bottle gourd
ReplyDeletePILCHARD: a small, edible, commercially valuable marine fish of the herring family.
ReplyDeleteAKLA: bold
ReplyDeleteANIMISM: the belief in a supernatural power that organizes and animates the material universe.
ReplyDeleteEPAULETTE: an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.
ReplyDeleteUNCTUOUS: of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily.
ReplyDeleteHARMATTAN: a very dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February.
ReplyDeleteHOI POLLOI: the masses; the common people
ReplyDeleteGORMANDIZE: is to eat lots and lots of really tasty food.
ReplyDeleteGARRULOUS: full of trivial conversation
ReplyDeleteKITSCH: excessively garish or sentimental art; usually considered in bad taste
ReplyDeletePAGNE: a native costume worn especially in Africa and consisting typically of a long rectangular often brightly colored or decorated piece of cloth that is wrapped tightly about the torso with the ends usually falling free or that is used as a loincloth or undergarment
ReplyDeleteEFFICACIOUS: marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
ReplyDeleteOFFAL: the waste or by-product of a process
ReplyDeleteGIMCRACK: tastelessly showy
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