- noun: Talk about people’s private lives spread maliciously or for entertainment purposes.
- I hear plenti amebo about Chairman.
- I heard a lot of gossip about Chairman.
- She no like amebo at all.
- She doesn’t like gossip at all.
- I hear plenti amebo about Chairman.
- noun: A person who likes to spreads gossip about others.
- Dat man na better amebo.
- That man is a very good gossip.
- Yu be yeye amebo persin.
You are a useless gossip.
- Dat man na better amebo.
Etymology
Urhobo, from the word avwebo meaning favorite wife. It was used to describe the favorite and closest wife to a king/ husband, who was privy to all the news and information her husband was getting due to her proximity to him.