noun / verb
boomerang
BOO-muh-rang/ˈbuːməræŋ/
A curved throwing implement designed to return to its thrower.
He throws the curved boomerang and watches it return toward him.
Etymology
The name comes from an extinct Aboriginal language of New South Wales and originally named a missile weapon. The recorded form wo-mur-rang is identified only as a possible variant.
In context
all boomerangs in the world are thrown straight up and down nice and vertical you always want the top side of the boomerang facing you that's a side with the airfoil
More examples
- Her attempt to embarrass him boomeranged when the facts emerged.
- The wooden boomerang turns through the air.
- The accusation could boomerang on the person making it.
Forms
boomerang · boomerangs · boomeranged · boomeranging
Similar words
- backfire
- Backfire means to produce an unwanted result; boomerang emphasizes consequences returning to the initiator.