Zola Budd

/ bʌd /

noun

1. informal.
   a minibus taxi

Word History and Origins

Origin of Zola Budd¹

C20: after Zola Budd maiden name of Zola Pieterse (born 1966), South African athlete

Example Sentences

While not present in London, Olympic and world 1500m medallist Laura Muir showed she is ready to try and improve on last year's bronze in Eugene when she broke Zola Budd's 38-year British mile record in Monaco.

From BBC

The 24-year-old held off Katie Snowden to claim a maiden British title and break Zola Budd's 1986 mark with a time of four minutes 6.73 seconds.

From BBC

I have been asking myself why I was so outraged by the Zola Budd incident back in the 1980s when a young, white middle-distance South African woman was given a British passport to enable her to participate in British colours at the Los Angeles Olympics.

From BBC

She first gained major notice in 2015, when at age 19 she became the second-youngest woman to win a world cross-country title, following South Africa’s Zola Budd in 1985.

From Seattle Times

Greg Braxton, senior writer: I’m a sucker for the Olympics, and my memories of years past popped into my head as I settled in to watch this year’s games — the thrill of watching Carl Lewis and Edwin Moses, the amazing collision between runner Mary Decker and the barefooted Zola Budd, the exciting triumph of Caitlyn Jenner.

From Los Angeles Times