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It is from the French word, beaucoup, pronounced "boo koo". It means very much. This fell into common use, especially in the American military, during the Vietnam war. Vietnam was a French colony, and some of the language filtered into common usage.

2007-01-22 04:42:41 · answer #1 · answered by John H 6 · 0 0

buku is vietnam slang for the french word beaucoup as in Merci Beaucoup which means thanks much. The slang version buku can also mean many or big

2007-01-22 12:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by wyzrdofahs 5 · 0 0

buku usually means a lot of something

2007-01-22 12:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by brown eyes 2 · 0 0

"Alot" of hostiles. If I am not mistaken it is Vietnamese.

2007-01-22 12:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by J.C. 1 · 0 0

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