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

Noun

abaa (plural abaas)

(archaic, derogatory, British slang) Someone who is not a trade unionist.

Synonyms

knobstick

Related terms

scab (“strikebreaker”)
blackleg (“strikebreaker”)
scalie (“strikebreaker”)

References

Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “abaa”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 2.

Anagrams

AAAB, baaa

Acholi

Noun

abaa

father

Hiligaynon

Interjection

abáa

Alternative spelling of aba-a

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