- kangaroo hop
- Australian Slangjerky movement of a car due to a mis-used clutch
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kangaroo-hop — kangarooˈ hop intransitive verb To move forward jerkily • • • Main Entry: ↑kangaroo … Useful english dictionary
kangaroo-hop — /kæŋgəˈru hɒp/ (say kangguh rooh hop) verb (i) (kangaroo hopped, kangaroo hopping) 1. to hop in the manner of a kangaroo. 2. Motor Vehicles → kangaroo (def. 4) …
Kangaroo hop — jerky movement of a car due to a mis used clutch … Dictionary of Australian slang
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kangaroo rat — 1. any of various small jumping rodents of the family Heteromyidae, of Mexico and the western U.S. 2. an Australian desert rodent of the genus Notomys. [1780 90] * * * Any of about 25 species (genus Dipodomys, family Heteromyidae) of rodents that … Universalium
kangaroo marriage — /kæŋgəru ˈmærɪdʒ/ (say kangguhrooh marij) noun Aboriginal English a sexual relationship that is not recognised in either Aboriginal or Western society. {? from the idea that it is hop on, hop off and hop away } …
kangaroo mice — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
