back o' Bourke
Adverb
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Adverb
back o' Bourke
- (Australia, informal) At or to an extremely remote place.
- 2002, Garrie Hutchinson, Gilly the Great, The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002, page 13 ↗,
- Gilchrist has a head that would have passed unnoticed Back o′Bourke where they played cricket using termite mounds as stumps.
- 2002, Garrie Hutchinson, Gilly the Great, The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002, page 13 ↗,
- (Australia, informal) An extremely remote place.
- 2007, Kevin Noble, Chris Foote Wood, Baghdad Trucker, page 93 ↗,
- There were a few Aussies on site, but most preferred to work in or around Perth. The large majority would venture no farther than the coastal resorts, classing the back o'Bourke (back of beyond) as a “no-go” area.
- “In the back o′ bourke,” said Kate, “and we'll need roo bars and a rack.”
- 2007, Kevin Noble, Chris Foote Wood, Baghdad Trucker, page 93 ↗,
- See: Thesaurus:remote place
- back o' beyond, back of beyond
- beyond the black stump
- middle of nowhere
- Woop Woop
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