What I am about to tell you may come as a surprise! The word didgeridoo is not an aboriginal word for the instrument. That is why you can find it spelled so many different ways, such as digerido, dijeridoo, didgeredoo, didgeredoo, didgiridoo, didjerido, digereedoo, didjeridou, diggery doo, dijerido and even more!

If we take a look back in time it is evident that the word didgeridoo is only around 100 years old, where as the instrument itself is reportedly 40,000 years old.
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