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Definition of pakapoo in English: pakapoo(also pakapu) noun ˌpakəˈpuːˈpakəpuː mass nounAustralian, NZ A Chinese form of lottery played with slips of paper marked with columns of characters. 〈澳〉白鸽票(一种中国博彩) he loses the earnings playing pakapoo Example sentencesExamples - He steals her bracelet to gamble on the new Chinese game, Pakapoo.
- Pakapoo was enormously popular among Chinese in colonial New Zealand.
- The three storeyed red and white bawdy houses of Upper Queen Street extended into Grey Street, and mingled happily with Chinese grocery shops, masonic clubs, and pakapoo saloons.
- Neither had time or inclination to waste his energies on the question of pak-apu and fan-tan in Chinatown.
- Instruments for playing pakapoo were found upon the premises.
OriginEarly 20th century: from Chinese pai ko p'iao, literally 'white pigeon ticket', perhaps originally referring to a Cantonese competition in which a white pigeon was trained to choose the winning ticket. |