butoh

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 舞踏 (butō). The trailing “h” is to indicate the pronunciation; compare bokeh.

Noun

butoh (uncountable)

  1. A form of Japanese contemporary dance.
    She’s a dancer.

Etymology 2

From Malay butuh.

Noun

butoh (plural butoh)

  1. (Singlish, Manglish, colloquial, vulgar) Penis
    Synonym: lanjiao
  2. (Singlish, Manglish, colloquial, vulgar) Term of abuse.

Anagrams

Malay

Pronunciation

  • (Malaysia) IPA(key): /ˈbutoh/ [ˈbu.t̪oh]
  • Rhymes: -utoh, -oh
  • Hyphenation: bu‧toh

Noun

butoh (plural butoh-butoh)

  1. (dialectal, Sambas) penis

Interjection

butoh

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) damn! shit!
    Synonyms: anjing (vulgar), babi (vulgar), bangsat (vulgar), celaka, jahanam, lancau (vulgar), sial (vulgar), siot (colloquial, euphemistic)
  2. (colloquial, vulgar) bullshit! nonsense!
    Synonym: sembang (colloquial)
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