Moomban.

Brit.

/ˈmuːmbə/, U.S.

/ˈmumbə/, Australian English

/ˈmuːmbə/

Origin: A borrowing from Wemba-Wemba. Etymon: Wemba-Wemba mumba.

Etymology: < Wemba-Wemba (Victoria, or another Australian Aboriginal language of this area: see note below) mumba, lit. ‘bottom and——’ ( < mum bottom, buttocks + -ba and), misapprehended or euphemistically interpreted when applied to the carnival as meaning ‘let's get together and have fun’.The elements mum and -ba (also as -pa) are common to many Australian Aboriginal languages of western, central, and southern Victoria, including Wemba-Wemba, Wathawurung, and Wuywurung.

Australian.

The annual carnival held in Melbourne since 1955. Frequently attributive.

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society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > pre-Lent or Shrove-tide festivities

Fastens1515

carnival1549

shroving1570

Mardi Gras1699

Moomba1955

1955 Herald (Melbourne) 12 Mar. 1/1 All was set for the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, to open the Moomba officially.

1967 Australian 18 Mar. 11/1 I recall the early Moombas very well: parts of them, at least.

1977 Time 14 Mar. 50/1 The city was already beginning to jam with revellers attending Australia's annual, ten-day Moomba festival.

1985 Age (Melbourne) 4 Mar. 1/2 Moomba antics. Melbourne's annual festival has begun.

2001 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 15 Mar. Throughout the celebrations of Moomba and the Second Test, images of each city [sc. Melbourne and Calcutta] have been shared and exchanged in many different forms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moomba
释义	Moomban. Brit. /ˈmuːmbə/, U.S. /ˈmumbə/, Australian English /ˈmuːmbə/ Origin: A borrowing from Wemba-Wemba. Etymon: Wemba-Wemba mumba. Etymology: < Wemba-Wemba (Victoria, or another Australian Aboriginal language of this area: see note below) mumba, lit. ‘bottom and——’ ( < mum bottom, buttocks + -ba and), misapprehended or euphemistically interpreted when applied to the carnival as meaning ‘let's get together and have fun’.The elements mum and -ba (also as -pa) are common to many Australian Aboriginal languages of western, central, and southern Victoria, including Wemba-Wemba, Wathawurung, and Wuywurung. Australian. The annual carnival held in Melbourne since 1955. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > pre-Lent or Shrove-tide festivities Fastens1515 carnival1549 shroving1570 Mardi Gras1699 Moomba1955 1955 Herald (Melbourne) 12 Mar. 1/1 All was set for the Governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, to open the Moomba officially. 1967 Australian 18 Mar. 11/1 I recall the early Moombas very well: parts of them, at least. 1977 Time 14 Mar. 50/1 The city was already beginning to jam with revellers attending Australia's annual, ten-day Moomba festival. 1985 Age (Melbourne) 4 Mar. 1/2 Moomba antics. Melbourne's annual festival has begun. 2001 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 15 Mar. Throughout the celebrations of Moomba and the Second Test, images of each city [sc. Melbourne and Calcutta] have been shared and exchanged in many different forms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955
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