Moomba

British  

/ ˈmuːmbə /

noun

1. a festival held annually in Melbourne since 1954, named in the belief that moomba was an Aboriginal word meaning "Let's get together and have fun"

2. a natural gas field in South Australia

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Etymology

Origin of Moomba

from a native Australian language moom buttocks, anus

Example Sentences

“Papua and Moomba Central both add value,” Macquarie says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Mr. Zampolli drank Diet Cokes with Mr. Trump, a teetotaler, in the exclusive upstairs area of the hot spot Moomba and joined him at other celebrity and model hangouts like Bowery Bar.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2016

Soon, they were falling in love at Moomba.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2016

Macquarie Research has estimated it could cost $3 billion to $4 billion to refurbish Moomba.

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2012

This word, I am told by an oriental scholar, is a corruption of Moomba-devy, or the Goddess of Moomba, from an idol to which a temple is still dedicated on the island.

From The Lieutenant and Commander Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and Travels by Hall, Basil