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bucktee

noun

  1. drug addict, homeless person
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Somali bakhti (“corpse, dead thing”).

  1. A 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.”

    “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.”