Bui is a Bahamian bastardization of the English word boy.
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 youβll 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. 90βs onwards) have taken the word βBuiβ and evolved it βBeyβ which is pronounced exactly how it is spelt.
Bui phonetically sounds like: bahβyee or buhβyee
While
Bey is simply pronounced as βBayβ not to Ben confused with the American βBaeβ.
A word of greeting amongst typically, but not exclusively, male Chavs, Townies and Scally's. Derived from the mispronunciation of the word 'boy', it is often used multiple times in the same sentence. It is most commonly used in a friendly manner, although when the enevitable eruption of tension and/or violence occurs between members of the community(ies) to which it belongs, it will be replaced, ironically, with the word 'mate'.
Male 1: "Alright buy? What's 'appnin buy?"
Male 2: "'ere buy did you see the buy other day what smashed that window down KFC in town?"
Male 1: "fuckin' 'ell buy yeh what a nutter innit buy!"
Male 2: "Yeh I know buy. Fuckin' gonna smash the cunt's 'ead in buy my fuckin' sister was fuckin' workin in there at the time wunnit buy. And she's fuckin' pregnant!"
Male 2 to Male 3: "Oi mate! You fuckin' smashed that window down KFC mate my fuckin' sister was workin in there and you nearly killed 'er fuckin baby. You're fuckin dead mate!"