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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.