rodave

French

Alternative forms

• rodaver (conjugable)

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani rodav (“to observe, to look at or for”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.dav/

Verb

rodave (inconjugable)

1. (transitive, slang) to have under obbo
   • 2020 October 28, Fresh (lyrics and music), “Impliqué”‎^[1]:

     Y avait plus d’couteau, j’coffrais la hache dans la cave
     T’es d’jà rodave comme un ien-cli devant la gare
     Impliqué, mais j’ai pas regretté devant la barre

     There was more jookas, I buried the axe in the basement
     You’ve felt under obbo like a nitty in the station
     Involved, but haven’t grown regrets behind bars