boong

American

[boong, boh-ong] / buŋ, ˈboʊ ɒŋ /

noun

Australian Informal: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of New Guinea.
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.

boong British

/ buːŋ /

noun

taboo an Aborigine or Black person

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Etymology

Origin of boong

First recorded in 1940–45; of obscure origin

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boong

Humiling ang hari sa canyang alagad nang uala sa kanyat di pa natatangap, ang hiningan naman ay dagling nag-gaoad nang sa boong yatu'y di pa natutuklas.

From A Little Book of Filipino Riddles by Starr, Frederick

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