Is "BOO-koo" a real word?

Question

I have to spell it the way it's pronounced because I've never seen it in writing. My grandma used it once when she had a bagful of cucumbers. She said, "I've got 'bookoo' cucumbers," meaning she had more than she knew what to do with.

Answer 1

its a french word spelt beaucoup...it means a lot

Answer 2

its a derivative of beau coup that was transmuted by the GI's during the Viet Nam war. Vietnamese people used a combo of French, Vietnamese and English to hawk their wares or their bodies on the street. It meant "a lot".

Answer 3

I saw this word a couple of days ago. It was the name of an energy drink. My husband says it is a take off of the french phrase "beau coup" meaning very much.

Answer 4

As a matter of fact, IT IS!!! However, it's misspelled AND it's a French word. It's ACTUALLY spelled like THIS: B-E-A-U-C-O-U-P. Translated from French to English, it means "a lot".

Answer 5

Yes, it's mangled French. I have heard it mostly used by Cajuns. It means "a whole lot of"

Answer 6

Phonetically it is actually Bow Coo - and it is french for having a lot of something

Answer 7

Yes, it's southern slang from the french "beaucoup".

Answer 8

You must mean "Boucoup" It's French for many, or lot's of, & you seem to have the pronunciation right.

Answer 9

It is spelled beaucoup and it is french which means many.

Answer 10

beau coup. Its french, but I cant remember what it means.