Eke Uke, when used derogatorily, refers to local / ugly dog. It sometimes used to refer to somebody that is archaic.
Origin of the word.
Uke is a town in Anambra state, Idemmili LGA, with Ojoto, Umuoji, Nnobi etc as its neighboring towns.
It's the town that hosts the popular Reverend Father Ebube Muonso of the Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke.
Just as every Igbo town has their own market named after the market day it mostly trades and associated with, the Uke market is named after it's market day being Eke. Thus the Uke market is referred to as Eke-Uke just as other town's market in Anambra state are referred to by their market days e.g. Nkwo Igbokwu, Orie Nimo, Afor Nnobi, Eke Awka etc.
The Eke Uke market in the 70s and 80s is very popular for dog business just as Afor Nnobi is currently known for goat and sheep business. All species of dog are found in this market. The lame dog, the fat dog, skinny, half-dead, vibrant dog etc.
But as the business has it then, the ugly dogs overpopulates the market.
With time, people started referring to ugly dogs as "Eke-Uke" And the name keeps transforming till date.
Source: Facebook User.
Umu Idemili Ekele Mu Unu o!
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