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单词 Bullamakanka
释义

Bullamakanka

/ˌbʊləməˈkaŋkə/
(also Bullabakanka)
noun Australian informal
A humorous name for any remote place, especially one considered backward: they started producing wines in the back of Bullamakanka...
  • Writers shared this sense of relegation to Bullamakanka.
  • In a bygone era, the local team - be it in the suburbs or out at Bullamakanka - would huddle in the change rooms waiting apprehensively for the announcement of the "teams" for Saturday.
  • You ride at Bullamakanka and you want to come to town and bag the tracks here.

Origin

1940s: a fanciful coinage, perhaps derived from the pidgin phrase bulla macow 'cattle, bully beef'.

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