Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wop-wops

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: wop--wops
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.

New Zealand usage

Example Sentences

"Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops."
""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.""
"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.”"

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.

Usage

New Zealand usage

Inflected Forms

wop wops (alternative) wops (alternative) Woop Woop (alternative)

Questions

What does wop-wops mean?: An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
Where does wop-wops come from?: 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.

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