Definition of pakapoo in English:

pakapoo

(also pakapu)

noun ˌpakəˈpuːˈpakəpuː

mass nounAustralian, NZ

A Chinese form of lottery played with slips of paper marked with columns of characters.
he loses the earnings playing pakapoo
as modifier pakapoo dens
Example sentencesExamples
- He steals her bracelet to gamble on the new Chinese game, Pakapoo.
- Pakapoo was enormously popular among Chinese in colonial New Zealand.
- The three storeyed red and white bawdy houses of Upper Queen Street extended into Grey Street, and mingled happily with Chinese grocery shops, masonic clubs, and pakapoo saloons.
- Neither had time or inclination to waste his energies on the question of pak-apu and fan-tan in Chinatown.
- Instruments for playing pakapoo were found upon the premises.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Chinese pai ko p'iao, literally 'white pigeon ticket', perhaps originally referring to a Cantonese competition in which a white pigeon was trained to choose the winning ticket.

单词	pakapoo
释义	Definition of pakapoo in English: pakapoo (also pakapu) noun ˌpakəˈpuːˈpakəpuː mass nounAustralian, NZ A Chinese form of lottery played with slips of paper marked with columns of characters. he loses the earnings playing pakapoo as modifier pakapoo dens Example sentencesExamples He steals her bracelet to gamble on the new Chinese game, Pakapoo. Pakapoo was enormously popular among Chinese in colonial New Zealand. The three storeyed red and white bawdy houses of Upper Queen Street extended into Grey Street, and mingled happily with Chinese grocery shops, masonic clubs, and pakapoo saloons. Neither had time or inclination to waste his energies on the question of pak-apu and fan-tan in Chinatown. Instruments for playing pakapoo were found upon the premises. Origin Early 20th century: from Chinese pai ko p'iao, literally 'white pigeon ticket', perhaps originally referring to a Cantonese competition in which a white pigeon was trained to choose the winning ticket.
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