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wop-wops

wop-wops noun: an out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.

Noun

wop-wops pl (plural only)

  1. (New Zealand, plural, plural-only) An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
    • Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops.1979, Essie Summers, Lake of the Kingfisher, →ISBN, page 44
    • "Where's she headed?" Erin asked. "Probably out to the wop wops and back." Hamish registered Erin's confusion. "How do I say it? Way out of the city. Middle of nowhere. Can't see one house from another. The wop wops." "It's an affectionate term," Hank said. Pippa giggled. "Hank lives in the wop...2018, Michele Bacon, Antipodes

Forms of wop-wops

alternative formwop wops
alternative formwops
alternative formWoop Woop

Origin of wop-wops

From the fact that people tend to go to these places in a bush helicopter (such as a MD500) which makes a 'wop wop' noise. The onomatopoeia is being used as a noun.

Questions about wop-wops

What does wop-wops mean?
Wop-wops means an out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
What part of speech is wop-wops?
Wop-wops is a noun.

Words near wop-wops in the dictionary

  1. woozy
  2. wop
  3. wop top
  4. wop tops
  5. wop wops
  6. wop-wops
  7. WOPC
  8. Wope
  9. woperchild
  10. Wopland
  11. wopmayite

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