Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Irish) a general term of abuse.

1964		Díosbóireachtaí párlaiminte CCIX n.p.: Mr. Moran : There is no law in this country whereby a man from another county is to be regarded as a Baluba and prevented from buying eight acres of land.
1965		Western People (Mayo) 23 Jan. 11/5: Some baluba from Mayo heard that I made my maiden speech on a Fine Gael platform.
1977		W. Burrowes Riordans 59: Johnny called Batty an oul Baluba.
1980		Irish Examiner (Cork) 3 June 8/6: The Balubas at the city end were as nothing compared to the Balubas around me on the uncovered stand. Our balubas were much more worthy of publicity.
1990		Western People (Mayo) 18 July 5/4: Sergt. Des O’Rourke also told the Justice that the village is a peaceful place ‘until those type of balubas arrive’.
1996		Sun. Trib. (Dublin) 9 June n.p.: Dey are ownee fookin baloobas de young wans now [BS].
2001		G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Baluba (n): ‘stop acting like a Baluba’. Horseplay, rough housing.
2004		P. Howard PS, I Scored the Bridesmaids 129: A big, focking balluba of a bird.
2011		R. Riegel Missing in Action 190: Ireland ended its Congo mission and words like '[...] ‘Baluba’ permanently entered the Irish lexicon. To this day, half a century on, the phrase ‘Baluba’ is still used in a derogatory sense in some rural areas.