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Definitions
Etymologies
- French, of West African origin; akin to Balanta (Niger-Congo language of Guinea-Bissau and Senegal) grigri, amulet.
Examples
“Unfortunately, the gym itself was something of a disappointment: it's just a grigri and carabiner clip operation, and I'm spoiled by gyms which allow climbers to use real belay rigs.”
“North – American Indians say, in contradistinction to Munda, a grigri, talisman, or charm.”
““The spirits can put a grigri on you,” Brother Samuel said.”
“I believe that similar charms or amulets, under the names of domini, grigri, fetich, &c., are common in all parts of Africa.”
“In "Nágo Mbwiri" the sense is an idol, an object of worship, a "medicine" as the North-American Indians say, in contradistinction to Munda, a grigri, talisman, or charm.”
Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
“He observed: -- "The _grigri_ is only fit for slaves, or ignorant Mussulmans.”
Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846
“{1} I believe that similar charms or amulets, under the names of domini, grigri, fetich, &c., are common in all parts of Africa.”
“And many footballers in Africa do turn to sorcery and grigri fetishism for a competitive edge, lathering magical-power ointments on their skin and squirrel fat (for speed) on their feet.”
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