obeah

Southern Carribean form of the practice of voodoo. Originating in the British West Indies.

'im workin' Obeah'
obeh man/woman

by The Ashman May 13, 2005

Obeah

Another name for a doctor that practices poor medicine and believes he’s God’s gift to humanity

Smells bad and enjoys interfering with underage girls

This doctor knows nothing he’s such an obeah

by Shawdy is a melody April 2, 2021

obeah

another word for black magic,typically used throughout caribbean countries.

"I heard that betty down the street works obeah"

by lalaloopsieee March 3, 2024

Obeah movement

A movement where people outside the traditional Obeah homeland are adopting and promoting the Obeah religion. Most of the new converts are in the United States, but there are many in all the other countries of the developed world. Obeah was introduced to the United States by African Americans but has also been adopted by many people in the white community.

He's in the Obeah movement.

by Judge dredd7 August 1, 2011

Obeausity

A portmanteau of the words "obesity" and "beauty" coined by comedian Jon Stewart in his 2004, "America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction". It predicts the rise of the "Fat Acceptance" and "Health at Every Size" and the rise of the related term, "BBW" (Big Beautiful Woman) by over a decade:

"Around 2015, Americans will realize it would be much easier to change their standard of beauty than to lose weight. From that point on, we will embrace our indulgent lifestyles. Gyms will close, fad binge books will rule the best-seller lists, and singles ads will end with the phrase "Yes fatties."

It shows a picture of a clearly morbidly obese woman with the caption, "In the future, you will want to 'tap' this."

While meant to be satirical, the 2015 date in particular is considered especially prescient as that is the year the first morbidly obese-sized model, Tess Holiday (Tess Munster) was signed on as a model by a major professional agency.

By 2021, Tess Holiday was first featured on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine, came out as an "anorexic", and Victoria's Secret officially retired the traditional "angels" model of thin beauty and announced their new "body positive" role models for their fashion shows moving forward.

The term also coincides with the rejection in Fat Acceptance circles of the scientific BMI (Body Mass Index) as racist and white-centric.

The term, "obeausity", never caught on in favor of terms like "infinifat" or "Tessorexia".

Tessie: With the increase of waistlines and the prevalence of obesity in the United States and globally, obeausity and body positivity are the new beauty standard.

Sasha: No, that's just an old-school name for Tessorexia.

by SmurfberryDreams July 14, 2021

Oblahblah

Using many words to convey something that lacks substance.

Barack: I believe that we all strive for a nation that works tirelessly to find ways to insure that we may be able to one day feel that what once seemed improbable is now well within reach...

Joe: Oblahblah...

by Splodeyhead February 15, 2008

Obeyah

Obeyah is the Caribbean slang for voodoo.

When thieves killed his goat, the farmer had someone work obeyah on the carcass so that anyone who ate the meat would die.

by nitenurse July 13, 2012