boong

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/buːŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅ng, bō′ong)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
boong  (bo̅o̅ng, bō′ong),USA pronunciation n. [Australian Informal](disparaging).
  1. British Termsa native of New Guinea.
  2. British Termsan Aborigine.
  • of obscure origin, originally 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boong / buːŋ/
  1. an Aboriginal or Black person
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps of native Australian origin

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