[Fictionary] borututu balotutu

Pierre Abbat phma at phma.optus.nu
Thu Feb 9 13:48:40 EST 2012


Please vote your tutu and your wanwan by one week from now.

Pierre
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borututu - n. - (fr. Basque) The decoy of a robber band, dressed in sheep's 
wool.

borututu - n. - A freighter on a leg of its shipping route where it carries 
very little cargo, and therefore offers heavily discounted rates.

borututu - n. - [Luba] 1) A wide, shallow area in a river where hippopotamus 
congregate. 2) An unsafe ford.

borututu - n. - A stampede. (From Luo; onomatopoeic.)

borututu - n. - An African tree in the achiote family, Cochlospermum 
angolense, used medicinally.

borututu - v. - fr. Fijian. A special dance move in which men and women in 
native dress (or undress) flaunt their decorative genital wraps by lifting 
their fringe-like skirts.  A similar word exists in Samoan, and thoroughout 
Melanesia and Polynesia.  When this was first featured in Margaret Mead's work: 
Growing Up in Samoa, some startled or misinformed wags termed the study: Groin 
Up in Samoa, not realizing the true religious and practical needs for 
fertility.  However, in an infrequent bow to public opinion, Mead retitled her 
work shortly after its initial publication to Coming Of Age in Samoa.  
(Wikipedia)

borututu - n. - The style of rugby football play popularized by coach Richard 
Rongen (1924-1989), characterized by a highly athletic offensive game that 
emphasizes taps and toe-throughs and attempts to avoid rucks and scrums.

borututu - n. - (also Borututu) A gentleman of Borutu.

borututu - n. - A South American style of singing, in which the singer mimics 
the sounds of animals, especially birds.

Borututu - n. - A ritual dance of welcome performed to celebrate the arrival 
of visiting chiefs in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

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.i toljundi do .ibabo mi'afra tu'a do
.ibabo damba do .ibabo do jinga
.icu'u la ma'atman.


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