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Ubangi, n. (and a.)|juːˈbæŋgɪ, uː-|
[The name of a river between the Central African Republic and Zaïre.]
(A member of) a group of peoples inhabiting the Ubangi region of Central Africa. Also attrib. or as adj.
The women of the Sara tribe of the Ubangi are noted for wearing ornamental lip-platters which distend their upper lips.
1915E. Andrews tr. Cureau's Savage Man in Cent. Afr. II. ii. 223 Neither the bow of the Ubangi people nor even the Paswan crossbow is accurate enough to hit a target so small and unsteady. 1953New Yorker 18 Apr. 52/3 The Ubangis' principal claim to the public's curiosity rested on the fact that their women wore plates, or saucers, in their lips. 1972Lewis & Woodworth Miss E. Arden xiii. 227, I don't know what I pay you for. You wouldn't know a blonde from an Ubangi. 1985Washington Post 31 Oct. b10/5 One funeral director's wife attended the Halloween bash as a comic version of a Ubangi woman. 1987S. Bellow More die of Heartbreak 15 Carnival sideshows with..their bearded ladies and Ubangis with platter lips, disappeared long ago. |