gbẹwudani

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• gbẹ̀wù dání, gbẹ̀wù-dání

Etymology

From gbà (“to take”) +‎ ẹ̀wù (“clothes”) +‎ dání (“to hold”), literally “to hold onto clothes”, referring to a man instructed to hold on to clothes by his wife, showing submissiveness in what is traditionally a patriarchal setting.

Noun

gbẹ̀wùdání

1. (sometimes derogatory, offensive) a submissive man (especially in a marriage)