buku
A whole lot — the NOLA spelling of French beaucoup.
Definitions
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'.
buku In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
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.
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