"weet weet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weet weets [plural]
Etymology: Directly from Woiwurrung, the name of the weapon/toy Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} weet weet (countable and uncountable, plural weet weets)
  1. An Australian Aboriginal children's throwing game popular in some parts of Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-weet_weet-en-noun-zWZVM9iL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30
  2. The toy or implement thrown in this game, consisting of a cigar-shaped stick fastened at one end to a flexible twig. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: play stick
    Sense id: en-weet_weet-en-noun-MHSfrgFw

Inflected forms

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        ],
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