"bambooey" meaning in All languages combined

See bambooey on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /bæmˈbuːi/ Forms: more bambooey [comparative], most bambooey [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːi Etymology: From bamboo + -ey. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bamboo|ey}} bamboo + -ey Head templates: {{en-adj}} bambooey (comparative more bambooey, superlative most bambooey)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of bamboo. Tags: informal
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          "ref": "1982 (published), Sylvia Plath, journal entry - May 15 1962",
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          "ref": "1990, Ray Salisbury, Sweet Thursday:",
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        "(informal) Resembling or characteristic of bamboo."
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