BOOMERANG


Meaning of BOOMERANG in English

[boo.mer.ang] n [Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) bumariny] (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; esp: one designed to return near the thrower

2: an act or utterance that backfires on its originator -- boomerang vi

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