didgeridoo

or did·jer·i·doo

[ dij-uh-ree-doo, dij-uh-ree-doo ]

noun

, plural did·ger·i·doos.

1. a Australian Aboriginal musical instrument made from a long wooden tube that is blown into to create a low drone.

didgeridoo

/ ˌdɪdʒərɪˈduː /

noun

1. music a deep-toned native Australian wind instrument made from a long hollowed-out piece of wood

Word History and Origins

Origin of didgeridoo¹

First recorded in 1915–20; from an Aboriginal language of northern Australia

Word History and Origins

Origin of didgeridoo¹

C20: imitative of its sound

Example Sentences

Nala points out all she was taught about Tasmanian Aboriginal culture and history at her Hobart school was a brief lesson on boomerangs and didgeridoos - although her people used neither.

From BBC

On a recent Wednesday, a Chinese fire dancer gyrated to the drone of a didgeridoo, an Indigenous Australian instrument, in the courtyard of an Israeli musician’s home.

From New York Times

“The Aussie government played Hipkins like a didgeridoo,” David Seymour, the leader of the libertarian Act party, told local news media.

From New York Times

The Anzac Day services began as the first light broke on the peninsula in northwest Turkey, with a mournful Aboriginal didgeridoo performance and the singing of hymns and solemn songs.

From Seattle Times

Audi experimented with multiple instruments, including a didgeridoo, before crafting a digital mix of 32 sounds, both natural and synthesized, including a cordless screwdriver and a fan pushing air through an organ-like pipe.

From New York Times