Ugandan

//juˈɡændən// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.

    "Many young Ugandans say on social media they plan to go ahead with the march to the country’s parliament despite the country’s police refusing to grant a permit for the protest."

  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Uganda wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language. not-comparable

    "Some have also called for the speaker of the parliament, Anita Annet Among, to resign. She was among high-profile Ugandan politicians sanctioned by the United States and the United Kingdom for corruption earlier this year."

  2. 2
    Sexual, highlights a double entendre. UK, euphemistic, informal, not-comparable

    "Margaret, Duchess of Argyll...depicts this charming old gentleman, who often kisses young girls outside Annabel's, as a narrow-minded, boring Ugandan expert."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people wordnet

Example

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"In the grey-sky afternoon of the 12th of March of 2022, at home, listening, I was alternating between House, Zouk, and Afrofuturism music channels on my device. I did karaoke of the European Union Anthem in French, Spanish, and Greek. I decided to get out of the house. I saw a thick brown man in a bright red shirt and bright green track pants. Orientals did gardening. A Ugandan woman was talking in her smartphone. Walking by, a white man in a green jacket carried a big driftwood that was over a metre long. At the pizzeria, I ate a cheese pizza slice and drank a diet cola. There was a white boy with a big Afro hairdo. Heading home, I saw a crowd near the pub, and a man said, "It's a small world!" Along the way, I saw my handsome Mediterranean neighbour zip up his brown leather jacket. I encountered Michael the Dane-French in the alleyway, as he compared my appearance with shorts to martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme. I said, "He has a nice body!""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Uganda + -an.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.

Related phrases

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