n.
Pronunciation: ' bü-m ə - ˌ ra ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Portuguese Jackson area) bumarin y
Date: 1825
1 : a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight especially : one designed to return near the thrower
2 : an act or utterance that backfires on its originator
– boomerang intransitive verb