GUBU

GUBU
 adj.— «In the GUBU days of Fianna Fail, however the company was called upon once more and Mr Savage subsequently made contact with Albert Reynolds and Padraig Flynn.» —“Reynolds sends the message by Carr” by Maol Muire Tynan Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland) July 18, 1992. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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