"boonga" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boongas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boonga (plural boongas)
  1. (New Zealand, slang, ethnic slur, offensive) A person of Polynesian origin. Tags: New-Zealand, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-boonga-en-noun-oR~LR0AJ Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, New Zealand English
  2. (Australia, slang, racial or ethnic slur, offensive) Indigenous Australian. Tags: Australia, offensive, slang
    Sense id: en-boonga-en-noun-l92MGls8 Categories (other): Australian English, English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 29 71

Inflected forms

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