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boongs

boongs is the plural of boong.

Meaning of boong

Noun

boong (plural boongs)

  1. (Australia, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) An Australian Aboriginal person.
    • I heard Bruce tell one of the drinkers he'd bought a place in Queensland where you could ‘still call a Boong a Boong’.1988, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, page 92
  2. (Australia, dated, slang) A native of New Guinea or Malaysia.
    • A couple of boongs came down and carried me up to the hut where our R.A.P. corporal was.1943, Australian Army, “Timor Souvenir”, in Khaki and Green: With the Australian Army at Home and Overseas, page 119

Questions about boongs

What is boongs the plural of?
Boongs is the plural of boong.

Words near boongs in the dictionary

  1. boong
  2. boonga
  3. boongaries
  4. boongary
  5. boongas
  6. boongs
  7. boonie hat
  8. boonies
  9. boonk
  10. boonks
  11. boonless

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