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 wop-wops, or for other English speakers Timbuktu, or BFE^[1].

It was used as the name of a successful racehorse^[2] in the 1990s. It is used as the name of a vegan cafe in Brighton on the south coast of England.

See also

• Māori language
• Dolno Nanagornishte

References

1. ^ McCloy, Nicola (2006). Whykickamoocow: curious New Zealand Place Names. ISBN 1-86941-807-7. 
2. ^ Waikikamukau Horse Pedigree