Woop Woop

Woop Woop
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 — , Shakespeare on the Turf [

Syn: back o Bourke, beyond the black stump

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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 — 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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