"GUBU" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: GUBUs [plural]
Etymology: An acronym for grotesque, unprecedented, bizarre, unbelievable, all words used by Taoiseach Charles Haughey to describe the discovery of a murderer as a guest in the house of Patrick Connolly, Attorney General of Ireland in 1982. Etymology templates: {{m|en|grotesque}} grotesque, {{m|en|unprecedented}} unprecedented, {{m|en|bizarre}} bizarre, {{m|en|unbelievable}} unbelievable Head templates: {{en-noun}} GUBU (plural GUBUs)
  1. (Ireland, politics) A political scandal. Wikipedia link: GUBU, Patrick Connolly Tags: Ireland Categories (topical): Politics

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