Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - boomerang
Boomerang
boomerang
n. & v. --n. 1 a curved flat hardwood missile used by Australian Aboriginals to kill prey, and often of a kind able to return in flight to the thrower. 2 a plan or scheme that recoils on its originator. --v.intr. 1 act as a boomerang. 2 (of a plan or action) backfire. Etymology: Aboriginal name, perh. modified
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noun Etymology: Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) bumarinʸ Date: 1825 a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight, an act or utterance that backfires on its originator, ~ intransitive verb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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