bubuti

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verb

to request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.

“I bubuti you for your flip-flops.”

OriginGilbertese bubuti →
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Meanings

verb
  1. ditransitiveto request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.

    I bubuti you for your flip-flops.

Origin

  1. Gilbertesebubuti
  2. Englishbubuti

From Gilbertese bubuti.

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APA

bubuti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubuti

MLA

“bubuti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubuti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bubuti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bubuti.

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