boobyalla
noun
boo·by·al·la
ˌbübēˈalə
variants or boobialla
plural -s
1
: an Australian wattle (Acacia longifolia)
called also native willow
2
: any of several Australian trees of the genus Myoporum having alternate leaves and flowers in clusters (especially M. acuminatum)
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from bubiala in a language of the Southeastern Tasmanian family
Note: Cf. R.M.W. Dixon et al., Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2006, p. 108.
- let go
- let go of
- let have it
- let in
- let in for
- let in on
- let in on something
- let it all hang out
- let it be known
- let it go
- let it go at that
- Let Jer
- let know
- let loose
- let me see
- let me think
- let nature take its course
- let off
- let off the hook
- let on
- let on (about)
- let on about
- let one have it
- let one's guard down
- let one's hair down