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wop-wops

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See also: wop wops

English

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Etymology

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Comes from the fact that you tend to go to these places in a bush helicopter (such as a MD500) which makes a 'wop wop' noise. The onomatopoeia is being used as a noun.

Noun

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wop-wops pl (plural only)

  1. (New Zealand) An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
    • 1979, Essie Summers, Lake of the Kingfisher[1], →ISBN, page 44:
      Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops.