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/bʒ:k/ (or o') /bʒ:k/
(or o')
, phr Austral
(In or characteristic of) remote inland country; the 'back of beyond'. (1898 —) .
Canberra Times One of the customers whose accent was decidedly back o'Bourke complained that she had mixed up his order (1981).
[From Bourke, a town in the extreme west of New South Wales.]
| back burner, bach, baccy | |
| back passage, back-asswards, back-seat driver |
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