Jul 26 Word of the Day
Noun: a friend who is usually only called upon by a friend when a more primary/prominent friend is unavailable.
Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.
Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
Taken from the term “second string” in an athletic competition situation. In football, if the star quarterback gets injured during a play, the second string is called off the bench to replace him/her. A “Second String Friend” is essentially benched until needed, if ever.
Synonyms: Plan B, Second Choice, Secondary Friend, Benched Until Needed
I got a call from X the other night. She had an extra ticket to a concert she bought for a friend, but they couldn’t make it so she called me to ask if I wanted to go because I am her Second String Friend.
by Deus-ex-machina August 26, 2020
2
an abundance, phonetic spelling of the french 'beaucoup'
usu. used in the southern US
Also spelled buku
usu. used in the southern US
Also spelled buku
by Kevin December 01, 2003
5
to have an abundance of something. "a lot of" or "many." derived from the French word "beaucoup" meaning 'much.'
Also spelled 'boocoo' or 'buku.'
Also spelled 'boocoo' or 'buku.'
by StarStuff December 19, 2010
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Many or much. From Viet Namese French for beaucoups. During the Viet Nam war American soldiers picked this up from the natives, Viet Nam was once a French colony.
Viet Namese hooker in Saigon, "Sex going to cost you bookoo bucks. One dollar lookie, two dollar touchie, three dollar dewey"
by hyzercreek July 08, 2009