[ 'bu:ʌɪ ]
(also booai )
■ noun ( the ~ ) NZ remote rural districts.
Phrases
up the ~ informal completely wrong or astray.
Origin
perh. from the place name Puhoi in North Auckland, New Zealand.
[ 'bu:ʌɪ ]
(also booai )
■ noun ( the ~ ) NZ remote rural districts.
Phrases
up the ~ informal completely wrong or astray.
Origin
perh. from the place name Puhoi in North Auckland, New Zealand.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004