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back o' Bourke

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back o' Bourke

In a remote or distant location (such as the Australian outback). "Bourke" is a town in New South Wales, Australia. Primarily heard in Australia. Is that place back o' Bourke? Their house is back o' Bourke—it'll take us forever to get there! Well, if it's back o' Bourke, no wonder we've never heard of it!
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back o' Bourke

the outback. Australian informal
Bourke is the name of a town in north-west New South Wales.
See also: back
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