Meanings
plural bucktees
- derogatoryslangA homeless person or a drug addict.
I bring up the account's regular posting of 'Bucktees,' Toronto slang for homeless people, and how often the account displays their erratic behaviour for laughs.
2018 July 11, Jabbari Weekes, “The Rise of 6ixBuzzTV From Wasteman Memes to Toronto's Hip-Hop Centre”, in VICE, archived from the original on 04 May 20231 more example
During the Toronto Raptors' championship run, a fan-made sign referred to the opposing Milwaukee Bucks as the "Milwaukee Bucktees," bucktee being an insult deriving from a similar word in Somali.
2019 October 13, “Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop culture relevance”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2022
Origin
- Somalibakhti“corpse, dead thing”
- Englishbucktee
From Somali bakhti (“corpse, dead thing”).
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