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Yoruba
Etymology
From ẹdun (“colobus monkey”) + a- (“agent prefix”) + rìn (“to walk”) + ilẹ̀ (“ground”), literally “The colobus monkey that treads on the ground”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ẹdun arinlẹ̀
- (idiomatic, derogatory) a bankrupt person; (specifically) a rich person who has lost all of their fortune
- (idiomatic, derogatory) lame duck
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