japa
See also: japą
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Borrowed from Yoruba jápa and Nigerian Pidgin japa.
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japa (third-person singular simple present japas, present participle japaing, simple past and past participle japaed or japa'd)
- (Nigeria, colloquial) to emigrate from a country for better pay or working conditions.
- 2023 February 27, Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, Fridah Okutoyi, “Nigeria's 'japa' trend: Halting exodus of talented Nigerians is a task for the next president.”, in CNN.com, retrieved 25 March 2023:
- "I am japa-ing, leaving the country because of the opportunities that are available to me abroad."
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japa (uncountable)
- (Nigeria, colloquial) the emigration of Nigerians, usually for economic opportunities.
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japa
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Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from German jappen, from German Low German gapen, from Middle Low German gāpen.
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japa f
- (colloquial, derogatory) human face
- (colloquial, derogatory) human mouth
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japa
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From japonês (“Japanese”) or Japão (“Japan”).
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- Hyphenation: ja‧pa
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japa m or f by sense (plural japas)
- (Brazil, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) a person from Japan or of Japanese descent
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japa m or f (plural japas)
- (Brazil, colloquial, sometimes derogatory) from Japan or of Japanese descent
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japa f (plural japas)
- female equivalent of japo
Yoruba edit
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From já (“to dart, dash”) + pa (“intensifier”). Slang term likely popularised by Naira Marley’s 2018 song, Japa.
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jápa
- to run away, to flee
- Synonyms: sá lọ, júbà ehoro, họ, na pápá bora, fẹsẹ̀ fẹ́ẹ, sá
- 2018, Naira Marley (lyrics and music), “Japa”[1], 0:52–1:08:
- Jápa jápa, jápa lọ London // Jápa jápa, já wọ Canada // Jápa jápa, já wọ Chicago // Jápa jápa, já lọ sí Africa
- Japa japa, japa to London // Japa japa, flee to Canada // Japa japa, flee to Chicago // Japa japa, flee to Africa.
- (colloquial) to japa; to emigrate from a country, typically for better pay or working conditions. [from late 2010s]
- Wọ́n fẹ́ jápa. ― They want to relocate.
- 2022 November 29, “Ẹ̀yin tí ẹ̀ ń jápa ẹ ṣọ́ra kí wọ́n má baà jà yín ní olè – Lai Mohammed [You who are emigrating, be careful to not get robbed - Lai Mohammed]”, in BBC Yorùbá[2]: