Moomba
Britishnoun
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a festival held annually in Melbourne since 1954, named in the belief that moomba was an Aboriginal word meaning "Let's get together and have fun"
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a natural gas field in South Australia
Etymology
Origin of Moomba
from a native Australian language moom buttocks, anus
Example Sentences
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“Papua and Moomba Central both add value,” Macquarie says.
It inaugurated a golden age for her business, but her tough-as-nails persona and moneyed background alienated some observers even as it attracted huge names to her client list, including entertainers like Jay Z, Gloria Estefan and Mr. Combs, and modish restaurants and nightclubs of fin de siècle New York, like Moomba, Spy Bar and Asia de Cuba.
From New York Times
Soon, they were falling in love at Moomba.
From The New Yorker
Mr. Russell sold most of his stake in Moomba in 1999.
From New York Times
“I wouldn’t do it again,” Mr. Russell said of opening a Moomba today.
From New York Times
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