Oday yar

[Jam Street]

Leave it to Reer waqooyi folks to put together 2 words that can't go together. Oday + Yar...

Waaba odayee intuu yaraanta ku arkay?

[gaashaanlesare]

[Thuganomics]

[Skippa]

Nothing to do with reer waqooyi...never heard of a "Little old man" or a "Little old lady"? It's the same idea

little old someone

ordinary; harmless. (Said to downplay or minimize the importance of something.)

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

[kambuli]

When people say "Odey yaroo caynkaas ah" it is usually due to physical appearance. Being petite has nothing to do with age. I believe they wouldn't call a big old guy..."Odey Yar'

[Corruption1]

When people say "Odey yaroo caynkaas ah" it is usually due to physical appearance. Being petite has nothing to do with age. I believe they wouldn't call a big old guy..."Odey Yar'

Not necessarily, as far as i know its just a term of reference which can be used regardless of appearance, such as "islaan yaroo suuqa xalwad ku iibisa" or " tu/ku yaroo waalan baa iga qaaday bahalkii" etc etc.

[Jam Street]

Kambuli - it is more of a yasmo/bahdil thing as ustaad Skippa said than to do with the physical size of the person.

[Tuushi]

It just means small in appearance.

[Jam Street]

Tuushi - many of you are wrong. War Reer waqooyiga they will call Michael Clarke Duncan odaygan yar. Are you saying he is small in appearance?

As Skippa said, it is meant to belittle and yasitaan the person.