buguyaga

English Definition

sloppy, low-class, worthless person

Etymology

• (Caribbean English bugo-bugo (“rough/crusty”) + Ewe yakayaka (“slovenly?”) + Hausa buguzunzum (“fat slob”))

Examples

• "Bwai a de-so piipl a-go sofa. Choch memba ar no choch memba. Big shot ar buguyaga."

  Boy, there [hell] people are going to suffer. Church members or not. Big shot or poor worthless person.