| 单词 | up the boohai |
| 释义 | > as lemmasup the boohai A remote rural place or district; ‘the sticks’. Frequently in up the boohai: in a very remote or out of the way place; (figurative) completely astray, altogether wrong; in a hopeless condition. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > [adverb] > in a wrong way, amiss on missc1225 overthwarta1382 a-crookc1500 awrya1513 wide?1529 astray1535 across1559 bias1600 outa1641 beside the bridge1652 on the wrong side of the post1728 abroad1806 off1843 way off1882 off beam1941 up the boohai?1946 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [noun] > remote or outlying area nookc1480 out-country1639 outland1645 remoteness1694 backwoods1709 back county1775 remote1838 Mountains of the Moon1852 nowhere1871 the sticks1899 way back1901 downstate1905 back o' Bourke1918 far-back1926 woop woop1926 boohai?1946 bundu1946 Dogpatch1946 outback1954 toolies1961 upstate1965 Watford1973 ?1946 P. H. Simpson If you'd care to Know 101 Another New Zealand expression is ‘Up the Bouai’ (pronounced boo-eye). 1955 D. Niland Shiralee 67 He could have been out there in the boo-eye, thrusting his body into the wind and rain. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand viii. 86 Slingin' off at me he was. You're up the boo-ay he told me. 1988 G. Lay Fools on Hill 220 Living in a shack in the middle of the boo-ai with a load of strangers, doing the washing by hand under a tilly lamp? 2007 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 16 Aug. 5 If something in your life is all up the boohai you just go for a ride out on the farm. < as lemmas |
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