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up the boohai

up the boohai prepositional phrase: utterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (New Zealand, idiomatic, informal) Utterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location.

Forms of up the boohai

alternative formup the booai

Origin of up the boohai

Possibly from Puhoi.

Questions about up the boohai

What does up the boohai mean?
Up the boohai means utterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location.
What part of speech is up the boohai?
Up the boohai is a prepositional phrase.

Words near up the boohai in the dictionary

  1. up the aisle
  2. up the ante
  3. up the arse
  4. up the ass
  5. up the booai
  6. up the boohai
  7. up the country people
  8. up the creek
  9. up the creek without a paddle
  10. up the duff
  11. up the flume

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