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gunin_bada

gunin bada

Dharug

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Noun

gunin bada

  1. (vulgar) ****-eater, eater of human excrement (an insult)
    • 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
      Their general favourite term of reproach is ‘goninpatta’, which signifies ‘an eater of human excrement’. Our language would admit a very concise and familiar translation. They have, besides this, innumerable others which they often salute their enemies with.

References

  • Troy, Jakelin “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words (1994, Sydney: Macquarie Library), page 75