madow

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Somali madow (“black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈdow], [mæˈdow], [məˈdow]
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

madow (uncountable)

1. (MLE, slang) Heroine.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin

   • 2019 April 24, “Mobbin’”, Richi of MaliStrip (lyrics)‎^[1]:

     I swear that he owes me dough from the time that I gave him madow, is he silly?

   • 2021 January 24, “Corn” (track 9, 0:44–0:49 from the start), in 2smokeyy (lyrics), Camden Town Exclusive‎^[2]:

     In the T with both like Panda-Po
     Bro whip work in the Pyrex
     Press the madow or whip this snow

Somali

Adjective

madow

1. black