Woop-woop

Woop-woop
n
Australian
a very remote region. A synonym for 'the back of beyond' or 'the middle of nowhere', also expressed as (beyond the) black stump. The term was first recorded in the 1920s and was probably an imita-tion of a native
Australian name.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Woop Woop — /woop woop /, Australian Slang (disparaging). an imaginary remote town or district symbolizing isolation and backwardness. Also, woop woop. [1925 30; jocular coinage mimicking placenames of Aboriginal orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Woop Woop — /ˈwʊp wʊp / (say woop woop) noun (humorous) an imaginary remote and insignificant town. See Bullamakanka, Oodnagalahbi. Also, woop woop …  

  • Woop Woop — noun An extremely remote area, the “middle of nowhere”. 1923, Thou froward varlet; must I say again, / That on the Woop Woop course he ran a mile mdash; , Shakespeare on the Turf [ …   Wiktionary

  • Woop\ woop — Aussie word. In the middle of nowhere. Where d I get that? Oh, woop woop …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Woop\ woop — Aussie word. In the middle of nowhere. Where d I get that? Oh, woop woop …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Woop Woop — n. Austral. & NZ sl. 1 a jocular name for a remote outback town or district. 2 (Woop Woop) an imaginary remote place. Etymology: mock Aboriginal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Woop Woop — [ wʊp wʊp] (NZ woop woops or wop wops) noun Austral./NZ informal, humorous a remote outback town or district. Origin 1920s: humorous reduplication, characteristic of Aborig. languages …   English new terms dictionary

  • woop — ? boy: i just got home. girl: woop! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • woop — ? boy: i just got home. girl: woop! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Woop-Woop — back of beyond, middle of nowhere; invented name for any small unimportant town …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • woop-woop — Australian Slang back of beyond, middle of nowhere; invented name for any small unimportant town …   English dialects glossary

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