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Used to sum-up a scene that could be descibed as rowdy or hectic.
Used largely in Ireland, it is a term derived from Irish troops' unhappy encounters with the Baluba tribe during peace-keeping activities in the Congo during the 1960s.
I went to the pub to watch the big match but couldnt even hear it, the place was balubas.
balubas by SD99 April 25, 2007
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usually a balubar is a very stupid guy doing stuff that irritates other people.
i know man he's such a balubar
balubar by dravv July 29, 2020

big baluba 

Unruly or wild person. Word used by Irish teachers to describe misbehaving kids. Racial slur. Name of a tribe in Katanga, involved in a fatal attack on Irish United Nations peacekeepers in 1961.
Teacher walks into classroom and sees student jumping around.
"Sit down, you big baluba", says the teacher.
Student punches teacher in face, jumps out window, escapes to freedom. Returns later to burn down school.
big baluba by Arzface January 19, 2008
(slang): Insanely nutty.

(noun): a(n) cluster of powerful ancient grassland and forest-dwelling hunters, kingdom-builders, highly spiritual cum agriculturalist Bantu-speaking peoples of Central Africa, and the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Person A: *plays good in a video game.
Person B: "Damn, that's pretty baluba."
baluba by sugasofa December 25, 2020
word used im my home town of Roscrea for been drunk or intoxicated
jesus meself and tommy were ballubas the other night
ballubas by deaglan December 21, 2008

ballbase 

when you show your ass to someone and the bottom of your ball sack is showing.
"he totally ballbased me!"
ballbase by James Mcnamara August 1, 2012

balobasha 

It means love, in bengali .
Ami tumake balobasha. (I love you).
balobasha by kknnrrraa November 20, 2021
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