butu

English Definition

An uncouth and stupid person; a boor; a low-class person.

Etymology

• (Derived from Akan butu (“to overturn, to stoop down”).)

Examples

• "Di new neighbour dem a some real butu. Mawnin', noon, an' night dem haffi blas' dem music an' mek up bere noise lakka dancehall dem deh."

  The new neighbours are truly low-class people. They blast their music and create a commotion all day as if they were in a discotheque.

• "“butoo; butu (bü-tü): n. - a dummy; someone who is regarded as foolish, backward or loutish […]”"