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bucktee

bucktee noun: a homeless person or a drug addict.

Noun

bucktee (plural bucktees)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A homeless person or a drug addict.
    • I bring up the account's regular posting of 'Bucktees,' Toronto slang for homeless people, and how often the account displays their erratic behaviour for laughs.2018 July 11, Jabbari Weekes, “The Rise of 6ixBuzzTV From Wasteman Memes to Toronto's Hip-Hop Centre”, in VICE, archived from the original on 04 May 2023
    • During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali.2019 October 13, “Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop culture relevance”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022

Forms of bucktee

pluralbucktees

Origin of bucktee

From Somali bakhti (“corpse, dead thing”).

Questions about bucktee

What does bucktee mean?
Bucktee means a homeless person or a drug addict.
What part of speech is bucktee?
Bucktee is a noun.
What is the plural of bucktee?
The plural of bucktee is bucktees.

Words near bucktee in the dictionary

  1. buckstays
  2. Buckstone
  3. Buckstones
  4. bucktail
  5. bucktails
  6. bucktee
  7. bucktees
  8. buckteeth
  9. buckthorn
  10. buckthorns
  11. Buckton

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