How to Pronounce "kangaroo court"
expression
kang-ger-OO KORT
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
Definition
An unofficial court or a group that pretends to have legal authority but ignores proper legal procedures and gives unfair or predetermined judgments.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌkæŋɡɝˈu/ /ˈkɔɹt
British English
kˈæŋɡɐɹˌuː/ /kˈɔːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kang-ger-OO KORT
UK
khang-uh-ROO KAWT
Listen in Context
The workers felt the meeting was a kangaroo court.
He refused to take part in the kangaroo court.
The manager called a kangaroo court to blame someone for the mistake.
That investigation was a total kangaroo court—the outcome was obvious from the start.