gunin bada

Dharug

Alternative forms

• goninpatta

Noun

gunin bada

1. (vulgar) shit-eater, eater of human excrement (an insult)
   • 1793, Watkin Tench, A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson:

     Their general favourite term of reproach is ‘goninpatta’, which signifies ‘an eater of human excrement’. Our language would admit a very concise and familiar translation. They have, besides this, innumerable others which they often salute their enemies with.

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References

• Troy, Jakelin “The Sydney Language”, Macquarie Aboriginal Words (1994, Sydney: Macquarie Library), page 75