nulla-nulla
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nulla-nulla
First recorded in 1830–40, nulla-nulla is from the Dharuk word ŋa-la-ŋa-la
Example Sentences
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Hunting spears were slung from a rafter and Gulpilil kept a wooden Indigenous fighting club known as a nulla-nulla for self-protection.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
Shanter shook his head and tucked his nulla-nulla in his waistband again, laughing silently all the time.
From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
“Coo-ee!” came in answer, and Black Jack rushed forward in a series of bounds, nulla-nulla in one hand, boomerang in the other.
From King o' the Beach A Tropic Tale by Greene, J. B.
Ignoring my presence the boy, having completed the hunter's office with a blow from a nulla-nulla, called in a thin, shrill voice: "Yano-lee!"
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
Shanter started up into a sitting position and tried to drag out his nulla-nulla, but his eyes closed again, and he fell back heavily.
From The Dingo Boys The Squatters of Wallaby Range by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)
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