Main Entry:

boo·mer·ang

Pronunciation:

\ˈbü-mə-ˌraŋ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Dharuk (Australian aboriginal language of the Port Jackson area) bumarinʸ

Date:

1825

1: a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight ; especially : one designed to return near the thrower2: an act or utterance that backfires on its originator

— boomerang intransitive verb