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buku
What does buku mean?
A lot. A heap. More than you can be bothered to count. Standard issue in New Orleans speech and Southern rap lyrics, where 'buku' just sounds righter than 'a bunch'.
"Boy got buku money since that record dropped."
Origin
Phonetic respelling of French 'beaucoup' (much/many), picked up by American GIs in WWI/Vietnam and embedded in Louisiana vernacular thanks to the state's French roots.
Frequently asked questions
What does buku mean?
It means a whole lot — it's the New Orleans spelling of the French word beaucoup.
How do you use buku in a sentence?
"There were buku people at the parade this year."
Where does buku come from?
It's a phonetic NOLA spelling of the French "beaucoup," meaning "a lot."
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