ooga booga

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌuːɡəˈbuːɡə/, /ˌʊɡəˈbʊɡə/

Interjection

ooga booga (slang)

  1. (humorous) Mimicking caveman speech.
    Synonym: unga bunga
  2. (humorous) Mimicking ape-like behavior.
  3. (derogatory) Used to suggest that the interlocutor is stupid.
  4. (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking African languages.
  5. (offensive, ethnic slur) Mimicking Aboriginal Australian languages.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:ooga booga.

See also

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