booner

British

/ ˈbuːnə /

noun

derogatory a young working-class person from Canberra

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Etymology

Origin of booner

C20: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

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Newly appointed Custer Battlefield National Monument superintendent Barbara Booner, the first Native American to hold the post, may resolve the controversy.

From Time Magazine Archive

First, by Major Merrill's route; second, by Captain Booner's route; third, from the mouth of Mulberry Creek, on the Arkansas.

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