GUBU
adj.— «It has been an annus horribilis for the Prime Minister. The combination of an unpopular war in Iraq, which split his cabinet and his party, and the GUBU nature of the David Kelly affair, not to mention the Hutton Inquiry exposures, have taken their toll on his trademark bounce.» —“A sinking feeling as North deal falls at the final fence” Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) Oct. 25, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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