Ugandan
See also: Uganďan
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /juːˈɡændən/, /jʊ-/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /juˈɡændən/
- Hyphenation: Ugand‧an
Etymology 1
Uganda + -an
Noun
Ugandan (plural Ugandans)
- A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.
Hypernyms
- sub-Saharan, African
Translations
A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent
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Adjective
Ugandan (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language.
Derived terms
- Ugandan affairs
- Ugandan discussions
Translations
Of, from, or pertaining to Uganda, the Ugandan people or the Ugandan language
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Etymology 2
Back-formation from Ugandan discussions.
Adjective
Ugandan (not comparable)
- (UK, informal, euphemistic) Sexual, highlights a double entendre.
- 1975, Private Eye, number 340–366, page 161:
- Margaret, Duchess of Argyll...depicts this charming old gentleman, who often kisses young girls outside Annabel's, as a narrow-minded, boring Ugandan expert.
- 1975, Private Eye, number 340–366, page 198:
- Eight ladies with Ugandan associations had ascended the fire escape and were making their way through his room.
- 1998 August 19, Peter Dewhirst, “Dewey's Monday update for 3rd August.”, in rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st, Usenet:
- They have a bit of a 'how was it for you' session referring to the night and/or evening before, and we are left not knowing whether they enjoyed Ugandan Relations between the sheets or not.
- 2000 January 25, Baz, “Any birds want a good seeing to?”, in uk.local.birmingham, Usenet:
- I'm in serious need of some ugandan activities. Any of you birds out there at a loose end and want to get the dirty water off your chest?
- 2001, Gerald Seymour, The Untouchables, →ISBN, page 345:
- Serif's question: where is Mister? The Eagle's answer: engaged in Ugandan practices.
- 2013 April 8, Lord Powell, “The Margaret Thatcher I knew”, in The Guardian:
- I recall her once snatching a copy of the hated Private Eye, in which I'd been reading about the Ugandan activities of a prominent member of her party.
- 2015, Rotten Boroughs, “Going for the Burn”, in Private Eye, number 1407:
- Jones denied last week that he was in a Ugandan situation with Morris, but did say "I am very fond of anyone who helps me lose six and a half stone..."
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See also
- as the actress said to the bishop
- biblically
- in the biblical sense
Anagrams
- Dunagan