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- noun Australia, slang, dated A native of
New Guinea . - noun Australia, slang An Australian
aborigine .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The word boong put Australia into her mind, and the aboriginal stockmen, and she asked a question that had occurred to her, partly from curiosity and partly because she knew it pleased him to talk about his own country.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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The word boong put Australia into her mind, and the aboriginal stockmen, and she asked a question that had occurred to her, partly from curiosity and partly because she knew it pleased him to talk about his own country.
A Town Like Alice Shute, Nevil, 1899-1960 1950
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To be regarded by the dominant society of Australia 1965 as being a "boong", "coon" or "Abo" was a passport to discrimination, prejudice and poverty, and many light-skinned Aboriginal people opted to assume a non-Aboriginal identity (Indian, afghan, Maori, etc) to escape the extreme difficulty of life as an Aboriginal person.
what i'm reading 2005
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To be regarded by the dominant society of Australia 1965 as being a "boong", "coon" or "Abo" was a passport to discrimination, prejudice and poverty, and many light-skinned Aboriginal people opted to assume a non-Aboriginal identity Indian, afghan, Maori, etc to escape the extreme difficulty of life as an Aboriginal person.
Archive 2005-04-01 2005
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(Heather is referring to boong-uh-bbang, which translates to “fish shaped bread.”)
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Boiled phak boong (a morning glory-like vine), pork and the sweet chilli paste called nam phrik phao are put on the plate with it.
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The fresh vegetables are morning glory-like pak boong shoots, white cabbage, leeks and spring onion, with glass noodles also included.
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It consists of rice topped with lightly boiled pak boong vine shoots, which are topped in turn with boiled pork and pork liver.
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C (h) ristine Oct 2 so excited! you’re in Seoul trying out the street food.:) if you’re still there try boong-uh-bbang too (little cakes in the shape of fish, stuffed with red bean paste) and other goodies all around.
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C (h) ristine Oct 1 so excited! you’re in Seoul trying out the street food.:) if you’re still there try boong-uh-bbang too (little cakes in the shape of fish, stuffed with red bean paste) and other goodies all around.
lampbane commented on the word boong
Racist term for an Aborigine.
September 17, 2008