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单词 Bullamakanka
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Definition of Bullamakanka in English:

Bullamakanka

(also Bullabakanka)
nounˌbʊləməˈkaŋkə
Australian informal
  • A humorous name for any remote place, especially one considered backward.

    they started producing wines in the back of Bullamakanka
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A young vet should take a single-vet practice at Bullamakanka, in my view.
    • Then Guvnor Smith from Bullamakanka says they will cut in November and all bets are off again.
    • You can be driving through the middle of nowhere and find a sign which states that you're now in the City of Bullamakanka.
    • Looking at this place, I'd rather be in Bullamakanka.
    • Writers shared this sense of relegation to Bullamakanka.
    • In a bygone era, the local team - be it in the suburbs or out at Bullamakanka - would huddle in the change rooms waiting apprehensively for the announcement of the "teams" for Saturday.
    • You ride at Bullamakanka and you want to come to town and bag the tracks here.
    • I can tell it's from Bullamakanka, just to the left of the Black Stump in the Back of Beyond.
    • He lives in Bullamakanka because he likes being a big frog in a little puddle.
    • If you are growing wines in the back of Bullamakanka, it is hard to get people to accept them with that kind of name on them.

Origin

1940s: a fanciful coinage, perhaps derived from the pidgin phrase bulla macow 'cattle, bully beef'.

 
 
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