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Bui

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of boating while under the influence (of drugs or alcohol). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "In addition to State BUI laws, there is also a Federal law, enforced by the Coast Guard, prohibiting BUI. This law applies to all boats, including foreign vessels in U.S. waters and U.S. vessels on the high seas."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Bùi. Doublet of Pei.

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