Woop Woop
or woop woop
[ woop -woop ]
/ ˈwʊp ˌwʊp /
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noun Australian Slang: Disparaging.
an imaginary remote town or district symbolizing isolation and backwardness.
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Origin of Woop Woop
First recorded in 1925–30; jocular coinage mimicking placenames of Aboriginal origin
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Through the air came the sharp "woop-wing" of shrapnel bursting towards you, the most devilish sound of all.
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British Dictionary definitions for Woop Woop
Woop Woop
/ (ˈwuːp ˌwuːp) /
noun
Australian slang a jocular name for any backward or remote town or district
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