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back o' Bourke

/ bɜːk /

adverb

  1. in a remote or backward place

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of back o' Bourke1

from Bourke , a town in New South Wales
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“Back o’ Bourke” is one of Australians’ expressions for describing just how remote some place is.

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