up the boohai

prepositional phrase

Utterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative up the booai

  1. New ZealandidiomaticinformalUtterly and completely lost; lost in a remote location.

Origin

Possibly from Puhoi.

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APA

up the boohai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20boohai

MLA

“up the boohai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20boohai. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up the boohai,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20the%20boohai.

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