Meanings
nounbungoo (uncountable)
- uncountableAustralian AboriginalMoney.First known use 20th c.
Roll over to the cops then take the bungoo and run south on a shiny new Softail.
2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 19
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
- Proto-Germanic*bankiz
- Proto-West Germanic*banki
- Lombardicbank
- Italianbanca
- Middle Frenchbanque
- Englishbank
- Bandjalangbanggu
- Englishbungoo
From Bandjalang banggu, from English bank.
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APA
bungoo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungoo
MLA
“bungoo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungoo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bungoo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bungoo.
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