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buset.

used to express surprise, frustration, or disappointment; damn

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈbuset/Standard-Indonesian[ˈbu.sɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian
  1. used to express surprise, frustration, or disappointment; damn

    colloquial · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Betawi busèt (“damn”), from Javanese ꦧꦸꦱꦺꦠ꧀ (busèt), from Old Javanese busyat, boset, buset (“a kind of monkey”). If so, false cognate of Tagalog buwisit, buset. Doublet of monyet (“monkey”).

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