Moomba

/ ˈmuːmbə /

noun

1. a festival held annually in Melbourne since 1954, named in the belief that moomba was an Aboriginal word meaning "Let's get together and have fun"
2. a natural gas field in South Australia

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moomba¹

from a native Australian language moom buttocks, anus

Example Sentences

In March, dozens of African Australian teenagers and young men went on a rampage through Melbourne’s biggest family event, an annual Labor Day parade called Moomba.

From Washington Post

Mr. Zampolli drank Diet Cokes with Mr. Trump, a teetotaler, in the exclusive upstairs area of the hot spot Moomba and joined him at other celebrity and model hangouts like Bowery Bar.

From New York Times

It inaugurated a golden age for her business, but her tough-as-nails persona and moneyed background alienated some observers even as it attracted huge names to her client list, including entertainers like Jay Z, Gloria Estefan and Mr. Combs, and modish restaurants and nightclubs of fin de siècle New York, like Moomba, Spy Bar and Asia de Cuba.

From New York Times

Soon, they were falling in love at Moomba.

From The New Yorker

Mr. Russell sold most of his stake in Moomba in 1999.

From New York Times