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a roo loose in the top paddock

a roo loose in the top paddock is the alternative form of a kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

Meaning of a kangaroo loose in the top paddock

Noun

a kangaroo loose in the top paddock

  1. (Australia, slang) Things that are not quite right in one's head; a situation of mental confusion or insanity.

Questions about a roo loose in the top paddock

What is a roo loose in the top paddock the alternative form of?
A roo loose in the top paddock is the alternative form of a kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

Words near a roo loose in the top paddock in the dictionary

  1. A roads
  2. a Roland for an Oliver
  3. A roll
  4. a rolling stone gathers no moss
  5. A rolls
  6. a roo loose in the top paddock
  7. a sharp
  8. a sharps
  9. a sheet in the wind
  10. a sheet in the wind's eye
  11. a short drop and a sudden stop

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