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Yorùbá Dictionary
gbéegun verb /ɡ͡béē.ɡũ̄/
gbé-egungun (alternative), gbé-egúngún (alternative)
Definitions
  1. to carry or steal bones literally
  2. to scoop up bones from a stew instead of meat idiomatic
  3. to scoop up bones from a stew instead of meat; to be unlucky, to lack good fortune euphemisticidiomatic
Etymology
From gbé (“to carry”) + eegun (“bones”).
Component words
gbéto carryeegunbones
Used in
ìgbéegunagbéegun
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 2, where this word is spelled “gbeegun”. Reference: en-gbeegun-yo-verb-2AWt38JU