Meaning
Low-class, worthless, shabby, and of no account — and, as a noun, a ragamuffin or scruffy, disreputable person. It is a strongly disapproving word, thrown at cheap and shoddy things and at people judged coarse, dirty, or beneath respect. One of several expressive Jamaican terms for shabbiness and low standing (compare 'buguyaga'), it is likely of West African origin though the exact source is uncertain, and its very sound conjures the raggedness it names.
Examples
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Nuh dress inna dem boogooyaga clothes deh.
Don't wear those scruffy, worthless clothes.
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Him a pure boogooyaga.
He's a complete good-for-nothing.
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Wi nuh keep boogooyaga company.
We don't keep low-class company.
Origin
Likely of West African origin, one of several expressive Jamaican words for shabbiness and low standing; the exact source is uncertain.
How it’s used
Strongly disapproving, describing both cheap things and disreputable people.