Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A musical instrument of the Aboriginal peoples of Australia, consisting of a long hollow branch or stick that makes a deep drone when blown into.
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of didgeridoo.
Etymologies
- Imitative of its sound. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“If the last generation called the big branches "music" and "physics," that means the next generation may only know physics, or may only know didjeridoo and semiconductors rather than knowing all of music and all of physics.”
“Paul Speight has been telling turtle stories and playing the didjeridoo for over 16 years.”
“(Heck, one of Alissa's dates included a dialogue about the didjeridoo!)”
“Teddy Boy Kill, Aftershock International and Advaita, which jammed with drum players from neighbouring Haryana and didjeridoo musicians from the capital.”
“There's no shortage of bare breasts, and McConaughey takes a potshot at himself with a naked didjeridoo session.”
“Heck, one of Alissa’s dates included a dialogue about the didjeridoo!”
“There's no shortage of bare breasts, and McConaughey takes a potshot at himself with a naked didjeridoo session.”
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chained_bear Several alternate spellings. A musical instrument of the Australian Aborigines, consisting of a long tube made from bamboo or a hollow sapling which is blown into to produce a resonant sound.
"Only the didgeridoo, the native hollow-log trumpet, could produce that galvanising noise." --S. H. COURTIER, Death in Dream Time iv. 38, 1959 Feb 6, 2007