Meaning
A derogatory word for someone regarded as crude, coarse, or 'backward' — unrefined in manners or speech. It carries an ugly history: derived from an African ethnic name, it was used in slavery and after to mean 'primitive' or 'raw African', and to call someone 'bungo' is to insult them as uncultured. Documented here for understanding; it is an offensive term.
Examples
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Dem call him bungo fi him country ways.
They insultingly called him 'bungo' for his rural ways.
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Nuh use dat word, it derogatory.
Don't use that word; it's derogatory.
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'Bungo' come from a African name.
'Bungo' comes from an African ethnic name.
Origin
From an African ethnic name (compare 'Bongo'), turned into a slur meaning 'crude/backward' during and after slavery. See [[quashie]], [[dundus]].
How it’s used
Offensive term for a crude/'backward' person, rooted in an African ethnonym. Documented, not endorsed. See [[quashie]], [[dundus]].