عوضی

Persian

Etymology

Clipping of بچّه‌ی عوضی (bačče-ye 'avazi, “exchanged child, changeling”)

Adjective

عوضی • ('avazi)

1. (archaic) changeling

   Synonym: تخمِ جن (toxm-e jen)

2. (offensive) obnoxious, sly, devious, unscrupulous

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “عوضی”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press