mbuadv.

Brit.

/(ə)mˈbuː/, U.S.

/(ə)mˈbu/, East African English

/mˈbu/

Origin: A borrowing from Luganda. Etymon: Luganda mbu.

Etymology: < Luganda mbu, introducing unconfirmed information.

Ugandan English.

It would seem (that); apparently, reportedly, allegedly.

ΚΠ

2002 Monitor (Kampala) 14 Feb. 35/2 Last year I was still trying to get Hajji's daughter but.., mbu because I was not cut, he said he would never give me his kyana.

2010 @UgInsomniac 2 June in twitter.com (accessed 29 Oct. 2020) Twitter hath foiled my efforts to live tweet Museveni's State of the Nation address... Mbu I'd over-reached my limit. Ugh!

2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 4 July Three hundred people were picked up, they said. Mbu one was even charged in court.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	mbu
释义	mbuadv. Brit. /(ə)mˈbuː/, U.S. /(ə)mˈbu/, East African English /mˈbu/ Origin: A borrowing from Luganda. Etymon: Luganda mbu. Etymology: < Luganda mbu, introducing unconfirmed information. Ugandan English. It would seem (that); apparently, reportedly, allegedly. ΚΠ 2002 Monitor (Kampala) 14 Feb. 35/2 Last year I was still trying to get Hajji's daughter but.., mbu because I was not cut, he said he would never give me his kyana. 2010 @UgInsomniac 2 June in twitter.com (accessed 29 Oct. 2020) Twitter hath foiled my efforts to live tweet Museveni's State of the Nation address... Mbu I'd over-reached my limit. Ugh! 2019 Daily Monitor (Kampala) (Nexis) 4 July Three hundred people were picked up, they said. Mbu one was even charged in court. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < adv.2002
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