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wop-wops en · NOUN

Etymology

From the fact that people 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.

Meanings

1. (New-Zealand, plural, plural-only) An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
   • Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops. 1979, Essie Summers, Lake of the Kingfisher, →ISBN, page 44:
   • "Where's she headed?" Erin asked. "Probably out to the wop wops and back." Hamish registered Erin's confusion. "How do I say it? Way out of the city. Middle of nowhere. Can't see one house from another. The wop wops." "It's an affectionate term," Hank said. Pippa giggled. "Hank lives in the wop wops." 2018, Michele Bacon, Antipodes:
   • No wolves in New Zealand except at the zoo. Isn’t that right, Robbie? “Sure, no wolves, weird or otherwise, or bears or tigers out in the wop-wops.” 2020, A. J. Fitzwater, No Man's Land, →ISBN:

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