odeshi

  1. noun: Supernatural powers believed to protect one from physical harm.
    • Di guy waka enter bush wit boldness, like sey na odeshi dey cover am.
      • The guy walked into the woods boldly, as if he had odeshi protecting him.
    • Di cult boys get odeshi, so di bullet no fit enter dia body.
      • The occultists have odeshi, so the bullet cannot penetrate their bodies.

Etymology

From the Igbo word odeshi which means “it does not leak”.

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