buguyaga

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Jamaican Creole

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Etymology

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Caribbean English bugo-bugo (rough/crusty) + Ewe yakayaka (slovenly?) + Hausa buguzunzum (fat slob)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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buguyaga (plural buguyaga dem, quantified buguyaga)

  1. (derogatory) sloppy, low-class, worthless person
    • 1973, 02:44 from the start, in The Heart of Man[1]:
      Bwai a de-so piipl a-go sofa. Choch memba ar no choch memba. Big shot ar buguyaga.
      Boy, there [hell] people are going to suffer. Church members or not. Big shot or poor worthless person.

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