γιουχαΐζω

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish یوها, یوخا (yuha, to boo, to shout with derision or mockery)[1](Turkish yuh, yuf, yuha) + verb ending -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʝuxaˈizo/
  • Hyphenation: γιου‧χα‧ΐ‧ζω

Verb

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γιουχαΐζω (giouchaḯzo) (past γιουχάισα, passive γιουχαΐζομαι)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to shout down, boo, jeer (to insult someone by whistling and making loud noises and not letting them speak)
    • 1974, Dionysis Savvopoulos, Ο Καραγκιόζης:
      Αν δε ντρέπεσαι να καθίσεις πίσω
      Έλα Ηπείρου κι Αχαρνών να σε γιουχαΐσω
      If you're not ashamed to sit behind,
      Come to Iperus and Aharnes (street junction) so I can jeer you.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “يوها”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2222