zarbi

English

Noun

zarbi (plural zarbis)

  1. (Persian, music) A rhythmic realization of a gushe.

Anagrams

French

FWOTD – 13 May 2019

Etymology

Verlan form of bizarre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaʁ.bi/
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Adjective

zarbi (plural zarbis)

  1. (Verlan) strange; unusual
    • 2017, Susan Wiggs, La maison du Pacifique:
      – Tous les artistes et les génies de l'informatique sont d'anciens intellos coincés. Ou des gens carrément zarbis. Beaucoup d'artistes étaient zarbis au lycée.
      All the artists and computer geniuses are former stuck-up nerds. Or super weird people. A lot of artists were weird in high school.
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