καζαμπούμπου

Greek

Alternative forms

Καζαμπούμπου (Kazampoúmpou)

Etymology

From the line αμάν, ο Καζαμπούμπου! (amán, o Kazampoúmpou!, “my God, it's Kazabubu!”) in 1962's movie Μην είδατε τον Παναή; (Min eídate ton Panaḯ?, “Have You Seen Panais?”), exclaimed by the main character after seeing his own face in the mirror blackened by chimney fumes, referring to Joseph Kasa-Vubu who in 1960 had become the first Congolese president after the end of Belgian colonian rule.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kazaˈbubu/

Noun

καζαμπούμπου • (kazampoúmpou) m

(colloquial, possibly derogatory) black man, negro
Synonym: μαύρος (mávros)

References

“καζαμπούμπου [kazampoúmpou]”, in slang.gr‎^[1], 2012, archived from the original on 2023-09-19