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Meaning of Booga-booga #1 (permalink) Wed Oct 12, 2005 21:08 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

what does booga-booga mean?

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Booga-booga #2 (permalink) Wed Oct 12, 2005 21:38 pm   Booga-booga
 

dreamer wrote:
what means booga-booga?


Booga booga is ‘a big dangerous local’ in Pidgin English Smile.
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Pidgin English? #3 (permalink) Wed Oct 12, 2005 21:46 pm   Pidgin English?
 

Thanks. And can you please tell me what Pidgin English means?
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Pidgin English? #4 (permalink) Wed Oct 12, 2005 22:07 pm   Pidgin English?
 

dreamer wrote:
Thanks. And can you please tell me what Pidgin English means?


Pidgin English exists in a number of varieties, but the most important is Melanesian Pidgin of eastern New Guinea and other nearby islands. It is spoken and understood, with varying degrees of proficiency, by an estimated 300-400,000 people and the number is increasing rapidly. As the indispensable lingua franca of the area, it has been given official status in the country now known as Papua New Guinea.
A pidgin language is generally based on one of the major world languages, such as English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Arising out of commercial activities, it contains a sharply reduced grammar and vocabulary, making it much easier to learn.

Booga-booga's roots come from Hawaii.

If you want to learn some new words look at this link;)

http://www.june29.com/HLP/lang/pidgin.html

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Pidgin English? #5 (permalink) Wed Oct 12, 2005 22:22 pm   Pidgin English?
 

Thanks Katarzyna for your explanation. That was very helpful.
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Contact language #6 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 11:31 am   Contact language
 

The first time I heard the term ‘pidgin English’, in my mind’s eye I saw pigeons trying to communicate in some sort of intrinsic and esoteric language. I think it was a long time before I saw the word written and realized it was not a comparison with the cooing of birds.

I’m still not clear about the origin of the word. Has any of you an idea as to where the term comes from?
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Meaning of Booga-booga #7 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:41 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

In normal everyday English, (not pidgin) "booga-booga" or "hooga-booga" can just be a noise that people use to scare each other. We might jump out from behind a corner and shout, "Booga booga!" or, "Hooga booga!" In those situations it doesn't mean anything at all.

It's also a nonsense noise that we sometimes use to imitate the speech of primitive people from the jungle or somewhere like that. A child might hold a chicken bone under his nose, or wave a stick around like a spear, and shout, "Booga booga!" or, "Hooga booga!" In that case, it also has no meaning.
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Meaning of Booga-booga #8 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:45 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

it may also have to do with the "boogieman", a fictional character made up to scare children (and adults!) as well.

seems that he would say "booga-booga"...

just a guess on my part.
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Origin of 'pidgin' #9 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 15:24 pm   Origin of 'pidgin'
 

Thank you Jamie and Thumperfive (does your nick have a special meaning, by the way?).

Apparently, I didn't ask my question properly -- though all your comments are valuable! In fact, the term I have doubts about is 'pidgin'. Do you happen to know something about its origin?
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Meaning of Booga-booga #10 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 16:10 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

I didn't realize "booga-booga" had any meaning aside from y'now, being a scary noise. Thanks for explaining, that is really interesting.
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Meaning of Booga-booga #11 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 20:32 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

i think in 99% os instances it is used as just a scary noise. i cant think of a time I've heard someone use the word and mean it as the actual word.
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Meaning of Booga-booga #12 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 21:16 pm   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

Hi Conchita

There's an interesting little write-up about 'pidgin' in Wikipedia, with a short bit about the etymology of the word...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

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Origin of 'pidgin' #13 (permalink) Wed Apr 19, 2006 22:36 pm   Origin of 'pidgin'
 

Yankee wrote:
Hi Conchita

There's an interesting little write-up about 'pidgin' in Wikipedia, with a short bit about the etymology of the word...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidgin

Amy


Thank you, Amy. So 'pidgin' might have something to do with pigeons after all!
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Origin of 'pidgin' #14 (permalink) Thu Apr 20, 2006 3:48 am   Origin of 'pidgin'
 

Conchita wrote:
So 'pidgin' might have something to do with pigeons after all!


There are several theories as to the origin of the word "pidgin", but evidently the theory that it is a Cantonese distortion of the word "business" is considered the most convincing, although none of them are certain. (I wish I could dig up the book I have that contains all the theories, but I can't find it right now.) You won't find many sources that say it originates from "pigeon". After all, pidgin languages generally start out as trade languages, so the "business" explanation is more probable than the bird one.

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Meaning of Booga-booga #15 (permalink) Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:54 am   Meaning of Booga-booga
 

dreamer wrote:
what does booga-booga mean?

dreamer

As for me I think that booga-booga has no sense at all.Is's something like an interjection.You may observe this word in heavy metal music.
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