"boogobs" query

[Dieter Burrell]

Well, I grew up in Georgia and recall both African Americans and whites
using boogobs.  In fact, one of my nieces used it last Christmas morn in
describing all the loot that Santa left her.

Dieter Burrell


At 09:16 AM 10/4/1999 EDT, you wrote:
>That's interesting.  I grew up hearing--and saying--"googobs," meaning "lots
>(of ) _____"  or "much."   A synonym for this word which I heard--and
>used--often during my childhood was "bookoo."  After I took a French course,
>I assumed that the latter was a mispronunciation of the French word,
>beaucoup, which has the same meaning.
>
>Some contexts in which these words occur are as follows:
>" I heard that she has bookoo money."
>"I hear that she has googobs of money."
>
>Since I've heard these terms only from African Americans raised in the South,
>I'm wondering if these expressions might be peculiar to this particular
>community.
>
>                            PAT WILLIAMS
>
>