wop-wops

See also: wop wops

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Comes from the fact that you 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.

Noun

wop-wops pl (plural only)

  1. (New Zealand) An out of the way place; the boondocks or backcountry.
    • 1979, Essie Summers, Lake of the Kingfisher‎[1], →ISBN, page 44:
      Still, things could happen out here in the wop-wops.
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