Meaning of boong | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An Australian Aboriginal person.
   Australia, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
2. A native of New Guinea or Malaysia.
   Australia, dated, slang

Examples

“I heard Bruce tell⟳ one of the drinkers he'd bought a place⟳ in Queensland where you could ‘still call⟳ a Boong a Boong’.”

“‘[…]I quit⟳ the feds because I didn't want⟳ to be a showpiece boong cop.’”

““Yeah,” he said, “them boongs are a useless lot. The sooner they all die⟳ off, the better.” “And why is that?” Bill asked. “The Abos are nothing but a pack⟳ of boozers. All they wanna' do is get⟳ pissed.” The man glared at his beer. “Useless, they are.””

“A couple of boongs came down and carried me up to the hut where our R.A.P. corporal was.”

“During the War the soldiers generally referred to Papua New Guineans as “Boongs,” a name⟳ also given to black Americans. It is not a nice word, but is fair to say⟳ that the Aussies held the boongs in quite some affection during the War.”

“[Department of Information cameraman Damien] Parer's views on mateship encompassed both the Papuans and the soldiers: at one point⟳ he wrote ‘“no boongs, no battle”, implying that natives and diggers were equal partners in their fight⟳ against the Japanese.’⁷¹”

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