Waikikamukau

Waikikamukau

Waikikamukau, (pronounced as if saying "Why kick a moo-cow"), is an imaginary small rural town or locality in New Zealand. New Zealanders use the name as a placeholder name for "any town" or to denote a particularly remote rural town. It has a similar connotation as the term , or for other English speakers Timbuktu, or BFE [cite book|title=Whykickamoocow: curious New Zealand Place Names|first=Nicola|last=McCloy|year=2006|id=ISBN 1-86941-807-7] .

It was used as the name of a successful racehorse [ [http://www.pedigreequery.com/waikikamukau Waikikamukau Horse Pedigree ] ] in the 1990s. It is used as the name of a vegan cafe in Brighton on the south coast of England.

ee also

*Māori language
*Dolno Nanagornishte

References


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