"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) A person of Polynesian origin. Tags: New-Zealand, ethnic, slang, slur Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-boonga-en-noun-oR~LR0AJ Disambiguation of Genitalia: 53 47 Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52
  2. (Australia, slang, ethnic/racial slur) Indigenous Australian. Tags: Australia, slang Categories (topical): Genitalia
    Sense id: en-boonga-en-noun-l92MGls8 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 53 47 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 52

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for boonga meaning in English (2.4kB)

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