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Binghi

/ˈbɪŋaɪ/

Binghi noun: an Aboriginal person.

Noun

Binghi (plural Binghis)

  1. (Australia, derogatory, ethnic, slur) An Aboriginal person.
    • "Ned Kelly: Hearing the deuce of a racket in the abo (aborigines) camp near our place, we strolled over to see what was wrong, and saw a young Binghi giving his gin a father of a hiding for making eyes at another buck. Every respectable Binghi has the right to wallop his missis, but this one laid...1923, D.H. Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Kangaroo, London: Martin Secker, page 303
    • Differ smiled again, and after a while said smoothly, "You look on Binghis as animals. They're not really. They've got a different code from ours, that's all—but one no more different in its way than a Chinaman's. As a matter of fact, their code of simple brotherhood is the true Christian one. […]"1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VII, in Capricornia, page 104

Examples of Binghi in a sentence

  • Every respectable Binghi has the right to wallop his missis, but this one laid it on so much that he knocked her senseless. […]"1923, D.H. Lawrence, chapter XIV, in Kangaroo, London: Martin Secker, page 303:
  • The Adventures of Billy Binghi (title of a comic feature)1946 Jim Borella Swan, Blue Star All Australian Comics, The K.G. Murray Publishing Co. http://ausreprints.net/issue/35780

Forms of Binghi

pluralBinghis

Origin of Binghi

From a word meaning "elder brother" in the Ngamba, Birbai and Wanarua languages once spoken between Kempsey and Newcastle, NSW.

Questions about Binghi

What does Binghi mean?
Binghi means an Aboriginal person.
How do you use Binghi in a sentence?
Every respectable Binghi has the right to wallop his missis, but this one laid it on so much that he knocked her senseless. […]"
What part of speech is Binghi?
Binghi is a noun.
How do you pronounce Binghi?
Binghi is pronounced /ˈbɪŋaɪ/.
What is the plural of Binghi?
The plural of Binghi is Binghis.

Words near Binghi in the dictionary

  1. Bingham plastic
  2. Bingham plastics
  3. binghamite
  4. Binghams
  5. Binghamton
  6. Binghi
  7. Binghis
  8. Bingie
  9. binging
  10. bingings
  11. Binginwarri

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