Buroo
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈɹuː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buroo is a noun meaning (Scotland, slang) The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole.
Meaning
(Scotland, slang) The Labour Bureau; hence, unemployment benefits; the dole.
Example Sentences
Johnny kenned at once the coarse brute was drunk same as father was Friday nights when he got his money from the Broo.
‘Anyway, MacFee is very good at stripping lead and copper and zinc and iron from old factories and houses that are going to be demolished – folk pay him to do that, and when work is short he never goes on the burroo.
Word Forms
- buroos
- burroo
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include susso, buer, bouzing-ken, boodie, bung, budgero.
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