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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
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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.
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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
Fletcher’s thrumming, didgeridoo voice—violently tuneless when singing and melodic in speech—is a counterpoint to Fliakos’s light, almost nasal timbre; Niall Cunningham and Andrew Maillet, as the President’s assistants, are their balancing male pair.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Located in a former mayonnaise factory, and famous for its sunken reflecting pool, Galapagos Art Space attracts crowds who might encounter a poetry slam or a musician blowing into a didgeridoo.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
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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
Fletcher’s thrumming, didgeridoo voice—violently tuneless when singing and melodic in speech—is a counterpoint to Fliakos’s light, almost nasal timbre; Niall Cunningham and Andrew Maillet, as the President’s assistants, are their balancing male pair.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
Located in a former mayonnaise factory, and famous for its sunken reflecting pool, Galapagos Art Space attracts crowds who might encounter a poetry slam or a musician blowing into a didgeridoo.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Didgeridoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didgeridoo. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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