madow

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Somali madow (“black”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈdoʊ/, [məˈdəʊ̯]
  • Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

madow (uncountable)

  1. (MLE, slang) Heroine.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin
    • 2019 April 24, “Mobbin’”, Richi of MaliStrip (lyrics)‎[1]:
      I swear that he owes me dough from the time that I gave him madow, is he silly?
    • 2021 January 24, “Corn” (track 9, 0:44–0:49 from the start), in 2smokeyy (lyrics), Camden Town Exclusive‎[2]:
      In the T with both like Panda-Po
      Bro whip work in the Pyrex
      Press the madow or whip this snow

Somali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.dow/, [maˈð̞ow]

Adjective

madow

  1. black
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