[ '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.
[ '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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004