Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back o' bourke

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: back- o' bourke
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At or to an extremely remote place.

Australian usage; Informal

name

An extremely remote place.

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Mated in the Wild took the audience back o’ Bourke — to Central Australia to be exact."
"Gilchrist has a head that would have passed unnoticed Back o′Bourke where they played cricket using termite mounds as stumps."
"“We're getting Back o′ Bourke, sport, a bit of a ways from the bitumen,” Ian notes, huffing a bit."
"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."
"“Where ya headed mate?” “In the back o′ bourke,” said Kate, “and we'll need roo bars and a rack.”"

Etymology

From the town of Bourke in north-western New South Wales. By supposition, even further west and north than Bourke.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the back o' Bourke (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

backblocks outback

Synonyms

See: Thesaurus:remote place back o' beyond back of beyond beyond the black stump middle of nowhere Woop Woop

Questions

What does back o' bourke mean?: At or to an extremely remote place.
Where does back o' bourke come from?: From the town of Bourke in north-western New South Wales. By supposition, even further west and north than Bourke.

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