awege

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Etymology

Possibly from Edo awuekia (“impotent man”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

awege

  1. (dated, derogatory) male homosexual, effeminate man
    • (in English), New York: Columbia University Press, page 32:
      It must not be understood that homosexuality is confined to women. Relationships of this type exist also among men, and in taki-taki are to be found words which are specific designations for male homosexuals, who are termed hantimąn, or awɛge.]
    • (in Dutch), Zutphen: De Walburg Pers, →ISBN, 4. De Creoolse bevolking [4. The Creole population.], page 265:
      De Creool veroordeelt en ridiculiseert sterk de homofilie van mannen, de awege of verwijfde man, doch is betrekkelijk tolerant ten aanzien van de homofilie van vrouwen.
      Creole men strongly condemn and ridicule homosexuality in men, the awege or effeminate man, but are relatively tolerant of homosexuality in women.]
    • 1980, Edgar Cairo, Jeje disi. Karakter's krachten. [This soul. Character's forces.]‎ (in Dutch), Haarlem: In de Knipscheer, →ISBN, page 193:
      Ze heeft 'em tot awege gemaakt! Een verwijfde en slappe man zonder wil!
      She turned him into a pussy! An effeminate and feeble man without a will!

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References

  1. ^ Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 744
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