bucktee

English

Etymology

From Somali bakhti (“corpse, dead thing”).

Noun

bucktee (plural bucktees)

1. (MTE, slang, derogatory) A homeless person or a drug addict.
   • 2018 July 11, Jabbari Weekes, “The Rise of 6ixBuzzTV From Wasteman Memes to Toronto's Hip-Hop Centre”, in VICE‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-05-04:

     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.

   • 2019 October 13, “Toronto slang on the rise thanks to city's growing pop culture relevance”, in CBC News‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-07-06:

     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.

Further reading

• “bucktee”, in Urban Dictionary, launched 1999.