didgeridoo

noun

did·​ger·​i·​doo ˈdi-jə-rē-ˌdü How to pronounce didgeridoo (audio)
ˌdi-jə-rē-ˈdü
variants or less commonly didjeridoo
: a large bamboo or wooden trumpet of the Australian aborigines

Illustration of didgeridoo

Illustration of didgeridoo

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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 See all Example Sentences for didgeridoo 

Word History

Etymology

probably of imitative origin

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of didgeridoo was in 1919

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“Didgeridoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/didgeridoo. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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