waabzidaamaa
Definition:
leave smb. in the dust [in a contest], be soundly beating smb.
Body
waabzidaamaa
>vta
>1sIND nwaabzidaamaa;
>3sCCONJ wyaabzidaamaat;
>2sIMP waabzidaam; 1 leave smb. in the dust [in a contest], be soundly beating smb.. Aapji go naa gwaabzidaam; nniizaan go naa zhgaagnawyin.
>You're really showing me the whites of your feet; I fear you're going to skunk me. MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: waabizidaam.
Languages:
Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech:
Verb
Animate transitive verb
Source of term:
Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID:
n73034026734n
GKS Reference Number:
21624