bungoo

English

Etymology

From Bandjalang banggu, from English bank.

Noun

bungoo (uncountable)

1. (Australian Aboriginal) Money. [from 20th c.]
   • 2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 19:

     Roll over to the cops then take the bungoo and run south on a shiny new Softail.