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Definition of Bunyip
1. Noun. (Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons. ¹
2. Noun. (Australia slang obsolete) An imposter or con-man. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bunyip
1. a monster in Aboriginal lore [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bunyip
Literary usage of Bunyip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"214: " Did my reader ever hear of bunyip (fearful name to the aborigin native !
... What the bunyip is, I cannot tend to say, but I think it is high ..."
2. The English Illustrated Magazine (1895)
"he sobbed, suddenly clinging to her ; " is it the bunyip or a wolf? ... There ain't
no bunyip," said Jim, but there was no conviction in his voice. ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1907)
"The mere va of description ought to be enough to demonstrate to the si intelligence
of the white man that the bunyip is a myth, sun perhaps, ..."
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