boohai

/ buːˈhaɪ /

noun

informal, thoroughly lost

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Word History and Origins

Origin of boohai¹

from the remote township of Puhoi

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Example Sentences

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There were, of course, exceptions: “I’m going up the boohai in a matchbox to shoot pukekos” was an idiom lost on me no matter how many times Bob explained it.