boohai

British

/ buːˈhaɪ /

noun

informal thoroughly lost

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Etymology

Origin of boohai

from the remote township of Puhoi

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.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

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