didgeridoo

noun

did·​ger·​i·​doo ˈdi-jə-rē-ˌdü 

ˌdi-jə-rē-ˈdü

variants or less commonly didjeridoo

: a large bamboo or wooden trumpet of the Australian aborigines

Illustration of didgeridoo

Examples of didgeridoo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Harris’s cheeks puffed in and out rhythmically, drawing a meditative drone from the didgeridoo while the strings scraped out a sad melody just this side of Ornette Coleman or Rahsaan Roland Kirk. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024

Ahead of the disruption in Parliament, Charles and Queen Camilla, 77, had been welcomed to the Parliament building with the sounds of a didgeridoo. —Simon Perry, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

That remark triggered a soundtrack complete with distinct hints of the traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo of Australia, punctuated with a pounding electronic beat as boisterous as the animal’s jumps. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024

Vibrating captions The movie opens with a caption about how spice is life, underscored by something that sounds like didgeridoo, deep and thrumming. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for didgeridoo

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup