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Bueller

Bueller proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Bueller

  1. A surname

Interjection

  1. (sarcastic, slang) Used to convey that the speaker is waiting for a response or to chastise inattentiveness.
    • Does anyone want to go to the movies? ...Bueller?
    • […] a church that reduces life with God to the exhilaration one would experience by watching paint dry.
      Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller, Bueller...2009, Doug Giles, If You're Going Through Hell, Keep Going!, page 86

Origin of Bueller

(waiting for absent response): From the movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). Ben Stein's character, when doing roll-call, called "Bueller" multiple times with no answer, as Ferris Bueller was absent.

Questions about Bueller

What does Bueller mean?
Bueller means a surname.
What part of speech is Bueller?
Bueller can be a proper noun or an interjection.

Words near Bueller in the dictionary

  1. Buehrers
  2. Buehrle
  3. Buehrles
  4. Buel
  5. Buell
  6. Bueller
  7. Buells
  8. Buellton
  9. Buelna
  10. Buelnas
  11. Buelow

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