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GUBU.

A political scandal.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A political scandal.

    Ireland
Where this word comes from

An acronym for grotesque, unprecedented, bizarre, unbelievable, all words used by Taoiseach Charles Haughey to describe the discovery of a murderer as a guest in the house of Patrick Connolly, Attorney General of Ireland in 1982.

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