As a verb, this Aboriginal weapon is a synonym for backfire
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backfire (miscalculation) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  "backfire" (miscalculation) definition: a miscalculation that recoils on its maker. ... point near the thrower: it's used as a weapon by Australian Aborigines | something . ... boomerang [intransitive, verb] | boomeranged [past tense] | boomeranging...
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Boomerang | Define Boomerang at Dictionary.com  Boomerang definition, a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as ... Examples; Word Origin. See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. noun. 1. ... to cause harm to the originator; backfire. ... But then it occurred to me that there was a way of using the weapon which threatened, as a boomerang.
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boomerang - definition of boomerang in English | Oxford Dictionaries  noun. A curved flat piece of wood that can be thrown so as to return to the thrower, traditionally used by Australian Aborigines as a hunting weapon. Example...
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Boomerang Synonyms, Boomerang Antonyms | Thesaurus.com  Synonyms for boomerang at Thesaurus.com with free online thesaurus, antonyms, ... Dictionary and Word of the Day. ... verb backfire ... verb. have an opposite effect ... boomerang 1827, adapted from an extinct Aboriginal languages of New South ... But then it occurred to me that there was a way of using the weapon which...
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Boomerang dictionary definition | boomerang defined - YourDictionary  To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire. ... in various parts of the world as hunting weapons or, in returnable types, for sports or training. Verb.
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9 synonyms for 'liar' | OxfordWords blog  Jun 24, 2015 ... You decide  here is a quick collection of liar synonyms: ... in reference to the likely apocryphal story of translating the phrase 'liar, liar, pants on fire! ... With roots in nautical slang, consider it a bonus if your target is a sailing type. ... relates fables', so the term is best avoided if your target is Aesop or Orwell.
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Urban Dictionary: horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war  Zach : "I was so close to getting that job" Matt : "Yeah, but close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear war". #horseshoes #hand grenades...
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Words - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Boondocks From the Tagalog word for mountain, it's our word for the backwoods or "the sticks". Bounder a man of objectionable social behavior : cad: a man...
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Aussie Slang Translator from A to Zed - Tina's Tavern - Tripod  a few Kangaroos loose in the top paddock- misc/phrase: Someone who is mentally ... abuse- verb: It means to verbally abuse; only the verbally part is left out. ..... BYO- noun: Bring Your Own (booze to a restaurant, meat to a barbecue, etc.) ... Their picture is now on a postage stamp in Oz, as well as other Australian rock and...
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Barb dictionary definition | barb defined - YourDictionary  A sharp point projecting in reverse direction to the main point of a weapon or ... A cutting remark. ... Botany A short, sharp, reflexed bristle or hairlike projection. ... or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
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Gun Slang. | Springfield XD Forum  For no reason at all, i have compiled a list of gun slang/street terms. 1. bisquit (any pistol) 2. neena (9mm) 3. 4 pounder (.45) 4. dessert...
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recoil - definition and meaning - Wordnik  To spring back, as upon firing. intransitive v. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance. intransitive v. To fall back; return: "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the...
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J! Archive - Show #3004, aired 1997-09-25  It's customary to toast these soft confections on sticks over a campfire ... An onager is an ancient one of these devices used to hurl stones...
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Renege  The Word Detective  Jun 2, 2009 ... Dear Word Detective: All through my adolescent and adult life I have used the word "renege" when it comes to someone backing out of a ... one's mind, to recant; to break one's word; to go back on a promise or ... As I said, renege is built from Latin roots, the prefix re plus the verb stem negare, meaning...
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Don't cut off your nose to spite your face  Proverb  Proverb Hunter  The verb 'to spite' means 'to be revenged upon'. The advice give here is: 'Don't do anything in a fit of temper that will injure only yourself.'...
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Part II Chapter V [The Australian Crisis, by C.H. Kirmess, 1909]  Aug 4, 2012 ... They did not keep in touch with the White Guard, which, in reality, came to .... Its boldness shows that the infusion of fresh blood had brought about a ..... coup de grace = (French for stroke of mercy) a deathblow, or shot, used...
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curare - definition of curare in English | Oxford Dictionaries  'Their bark and roots contain curare, a lethal poison, which in small doses is now used as a ... known as woorari by South American aboriginals, who used it on their poison arrows. ... 'Like curare, this poison is used on arrow tips for hunting. ... poisonous sap of the curare tree to produce an anaesthetic effect upon the victim.
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Aboriginal Weapons - Mbantua Gallery  Come here for all information regarding aboriginal art, clubs, spears, woomeras, spear throwers and boomerangs of the Australian Aboriginals. ... In Aboriginal art the Shield is depicted as an oval shape with two small oval circles for hand...
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Out in the sticks | Omniglot blog  Mar 24, 2012 ... The expression 'in the sticks' was apparently coined in the USA and was first used in the ... refers to a remote location in a wooded area, as in backwoods Vermont. ... which of course makes absolutely no sense if you know the Tagalog word. ... It's as though someone made a noun out of driving directions.
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Recoil dictionary definition | recoil defined - YourDictionary  To spring back, as upon firing. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance. To fall back; return: Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent (Arthur Conan...
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What is a boomerang?  Boomerang Association of Australia  An investigation of the word boomerang in Aboriginal and English languages .... The fighting weapons of the Australians are few in number and simple in ... word may be explained in our language to mean 'bent like a sickle or crescent moon'. .... throwing a returning boomerang shape have been depicted in their mosaics.