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| boo·mer·ang [ bmə ràng ] |
noun (plural boo·mer·angs) |
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1. cultural anthropology arms curved missile: a flat curved piece of wood used as a weapon by Australian Aboriginals that is designed to return to the person who throws it
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2. something harmful to initiator: something that does inadvertent harm to its initiator
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intransitive verb (past and past participle boo·mer·anged, present participle boo·mer·ang·ing, 3rd person present singular boo·mer·angs) |
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backfire on initiator: to backfire on the initiator of an action, causing that person harm
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| [Late 18th century. < an Australian Aboriginal language] |
