boomerang
pronunciation
How to pronounce boomerang in British English:
UK [ˈbuːməræŋ]
How to pronounce boomerang in American English:
US [ˈbuːməræŋ]
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- Noun:
- a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
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- Verb:
- return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
Word Origin
- boomerang (n.)
- 1827, adapted from an extinct Aboriginal languages of New South Wales, Australia. Another variant, perhaps, was wo-mur-rang (1798).
- boomerang (v.)
- 1880, from boomerang (n.).
Example
- 1. Wow , look , a boomerang , right in the middle of the south china sea !
- 2. Get your boomerang fish . Guaranteed fresh .
- 3. In the u. s. , they 're " boomerang " kids who move back home after college because they can 't find work .
- 4. But mr turnbull might have thrown a boomerang , making him victim of his own attack .
- 5. Boomerang children are a growing social problem in some us communities .