abaa
See also: aba-a
English
Etymology
Barrère & Leland and Green's Dictionary of Slang suggest it could be from English baa, from the onomatopoeia of the bleating of a sheep.
Adjective
abaa (comparative more abaa, superlative most abaa)
- (archaic, British slang) Contemptible; vile; silly.
Derived terms
- abaa cove
- abaa muff
Synonyms
References
- “abaa” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, page 2.
Acholi
Hiligaynon
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