"up the boohai" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Possibly from Puhoi. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=up the boohai}} up the boohai, {{en-PP|head=up the boohai}} up the boohai
  1. (New Zealand, informal, idiomatic) Utterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location. Wikipedia link: Puhoi, New Zealand Tags: New-Zealand, idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-up_the_boohai-en-prep_phrase-t5QeUmDB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English

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