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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A rectangular silver coin of Japan, equal to one fourth of a rio or tael. It is not now in circulation, but the name is still sometimes given to the fourth part of a yen or dollar. Also spelled boo, and formerly called (erroneously when more than one were spoken of) iehiboo and itzeboo.
  2. n. Abbreviations of bushel or bushels.

Wiktionary

  1. abbr. bushel, a unit of weight or dry measure
  2. abbr. stammered version of but, usually spoken when in denial

Examples

  • “Back when we used to live in the same house and she would take me into her room and give me KitKat bu qa9deer o 7alaw ma9a9 bu qalb o 3ilch farawla bu kwar o 3ilch bu*****.”

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  • “Resulullah (s.a.s.) 'in bu szlerini duyan herkes, bey'at etmek zere elini uzatyordu.”

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  • “Yahdilerin bu szleri Yesrib'li Evs ve Hazrec kabilelerinin zihninde yer etmiti.”

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  • “They have become so invested in bu$h and gop control of congress/courts, that NOTHING will alter their “reality”.”

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  • “Buy stocks for growth over the long-term bu t be prepared for volatility.”

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  • “Another popular snack at this time of year is the large fritter known as a buñuelo.”

    Mexican holiday sweets: cookies, candy and more

  • “Doors open at 9 AM for calentado, the traditional Colombian breakfast featuring beans, arepas, potatoes, eggs, carne asada, and cheese-stuffed pastries called buñuelos.”

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  • “Where is the female-directed film with, to name bu tone example, one of those audacious Scorsese shots, like that famous one in”

    Hollywood Elsewhere

  • “Argentina - ríz or Ãires * Ãríz, cf. Ãries búffet hit, t sounded buffoôn - ffoô buíld * bíld buílding * bílding búllshit one word buŏy sea = bŏy child buŏyant * bŏyant bürden load = Bürdon person bûreau”

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  • “Hit the two holdin 'me right in the eyes with Conjunctivitus Curses an' they dropped me straightaway - 'bu' we were in trouble then, 'cause we'd used magic against 'em, an 'that's what giants hate abou' wizards.”

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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  • uselessness Ghost comment? Boo!

    I mean, bu! :-P Nov 2, 2007

  • mollusque An old Japanese rectangular coin. (Listed in OED2).

    This wasn't first listed by me; it picked up a ghost comment remaining after the original lister deleted the word. Nov 2, 2007

  • uselessness What all the cool kids call Malibu, because life's too short to bother with extra syllables. May 10, 2007

‘bu’ has been looked up 1202 times, added to 3 lists, commented on 3 times, and is not a valid Scrabble word.