wop-wops

noun

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

Meanings

nounwop-wops pl (plural only)

alternative wop wops · alternative wops · alternative Woop Woop

  1. New Zealandpluralplural onlyAn out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.

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

    1979, Essie Summers, Lake of the Kingfisher, →ISBN, page 44
    2 more examples

    "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."

    2018, Michele Bacon, Antipodes

    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.”

    2020, A. J. Fitzwater, No Man's Land, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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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APA

wop-wops. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wop-wops

MLA

“wop-wops.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wop-wops. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wop-wops,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wop-wops.

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