oponaani

Akan

Noun

oponaani

  1. keyhole

References

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  1. Tony Thorne (2014) Dictionary of Contemporary Slang (in English), →ISBN: “This formerly obscure item of Caribbean patois was popularised by the comedian Ali G at the end of the 1990s. It is variously derived from the Ashanti oponaani, meaning keyhole or the Hawaiian punani meaning heavenly flower. […]”
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