"buguyaga" meaning in Jamaican Creole

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Noun

IPA: /buɡujaɡa/ Forms: buguyaga dem [plural], buguyaga [quantified]
Etymology: Caribbean English bugo-bugo (“rough/crusty”) + Ewe yakayaka (“slovenly?”) + Hausa buguzunzum (“fat slob”) Etymology templates: {{der|jam|en|bugo-bugo||rough/crusty}} English bugo-bugo (“rough/crusty”), {{der|jam|ee|yakayaka||slovenly?}} Ewe yakayaka (“slovenly?”), {{der|jam|ha|buguzunzum||fat slob}} Hausa buguzunzum (“fat slob”) Head templates: {{head|jam|nouns|10=|head=buguyaga}} buguyaga, {{jam-noun}} buguyaga (plural buguyaga dem, quantified buguyaga)
  1. (derogatory) sloppy, low-class, worthless person Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-buguyaga-jam-noun-OrmPxkcs Categories (other): Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header

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        "4": "",
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        "2": "ee",
        "3": "yakayaka",
        "4": "",
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        "2": "ha",
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  "etymology_text": "Caribbean English bugo-bugo (“rough/crusty”) + Ewe yakayaka (“slovenly?”) + Hausa buguzunzum (“fat slob”)",
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      "form": "buguyaga dem",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "buguyaga",
      "tags": [
        "quantified"
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          "english": "Boy, there [hell] people are going to suffer. Church members or not. Big shot or poor worthless person.",
          "ref": "1973, 02:44 from the start, in The Heart of Man",
          "text": "Bwai a de-so piipl a-go sofa. Choch memba ar no choch memba. Big shot ar buguyaga.",
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      "ipa": "/buɡujaɡa/"
    }
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "buguyaga",
      "tags": [
        "quantified"
      ]
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        "Jamaican Creole entries with incorrect language header",
        "Jamaican Creole lemmas",
        "Jamaican Creole nouns",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from English",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Ewe",
        "Jamaican Creole terms derived from Hausa",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with quotations",
        "Jamaican Creole terms with redundant head parameter"
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          "english": "Boy, there [hell] people are going to suffer. Church members or not. Big shot or poor worthless person.",
          "ref": "1973, 02:44 from the start, in The Heart of Man",
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        "(derogatory) sloppy, low-class, worthless person"
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