" buying "

 [ "Bui" ]

1: Most used Bahamian slang term. Has many uses such as emphasizing a command that follows it or replacing certain words, such as boy.

  * e.g.,  ... BUI you ugly dread. BUI TAKE IT EASY YANNO KING 

 [ "Bui" ]

1: Bui Bui is a Bahamian bastardization of the English word boy.

  * e.g.,  ...  Bahamian: Ha’ad go bui . 

 [ "Bui" ]

2: Bui is generally used to refer to males but in recent times has become unisex. Bui can be used interchangeably with boy, girl, guy, man, woman, friend, enemy acquaintance, stranger and many more. To understand Bui more you’ll need exposure to Bahamian culture Bui is not a true-to-word spelling but is a commonly accepted one. There is generally no accepted spelling for the word bui. Younger generations (those born approx. 90’s onwards) have taken the word “Bui” and evolved it “Bey” which is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. Bui phonetically sounds like: bah’yee or buh’yee

  * e.g.,  ... Proper English Translation: How is it going. Bahamian: see! that’s the bui right there. 

 [ "Bui" ]

3: While

  * e.g.,  ... Proper English Translation: look! there’s the guy right over there. Bahamian: One bui just been in the store and robbed the registers Proper English Translation: A man came into the store and robbed the registers Bahamian: Bui I’ne know 

 [ "Bui" ]

4: Bey is simply pronounced as “Bay” not to Ben confused with the American “Bae”.

  * e.g.,  ... Proper English Translation: Boy I do not know. 

 [ "no buys" ]

1: When a company does something to a product that in no way makes it more appealing to potential buyers. Often having to do with pay-per-view events.

  * e.g.,  ... Raj: "Brooke Hogan will be performing, too." 

 [ "buy" ]

1: To be convinced to believe something.

  * e.g.,  ... I told him we were just friends but he wasn't buying it. 

 [ "buy-in" ]

1: In poker, a term used to say how much money you have brought to the table at the beginning of your session.

  * e.g.,  ... In a limit hold 'em game, the typical buy-in is usually 10 times the small bet. (in a 4/8 game, the min is $40) 

 [ "buy-in" ]

2: In a poker tournament, buy-in is the amount of money that you pay towards the prize pool in order to enter the tournment.

  * e.g.,  ... the world series of poker buy-in is $10,000 

 [ "buy-in" ]

3: any more money that is spent during the session is called a rebuy.

 [ "bui" ]

1: A Vietnamese last name.

  * e.g.,  ... Bui is a common Vietnamese last name, but not as common as Nguyen. 

 [ "Bui" ]

1:  1 )a person of Vietnamese decent who has a knack for hooking up good couples together and is usually super nice and outgoing to everyone

  * e.g.,  ... 1) wow ,that bui kid just got me hooked up with this hot woman from Sweden !  

 [ "Bui" ]

2:  2) an Asian that loves to Rock more than you

  * e.g.,  ... 2) dude , it isn't a party without a bui in the house !  

 [ "buy it" ]

1: to believe that sth is true, especially sth that is not very likely

  * e.g.,  ... You could say you were ill but I don't think they'd buy it(accept the explanation). 

 [ "buy-in" ]

1: To take part in the system. Or become mainstream.

  * e.g.,  ... "I didn't sell out, Son, I bought in. Keep that in mind." 

 [ "buy" ]

1: Something you do when you can't find it on a peer-to-peer app.

  * e.g.,  ... I've even tried SoulSeek to get the Barry Manalow LP, shit I'll have to buy