How to Pronounce "a kangaroo court"
expression
uh KANG-guh-ROO KORT
uh kang-uh-ROO KAWT
Definition
An unofficial court or legal process where the outcome is decided in advance, and fair procedures are not followed.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˌkæŋɡɝˈu/ /ˈkɔɹt
British English
æɪ/ /kˈæŋɡɐɹˌuː/ /kˈɔːt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh KANG-guh-ROO KORT
UK
uh kang-uh-ROO KAWT
Listen in Context
The group held a kangaroo court to decide if he was guilty.
He said the hearing was just a kangaroo court.
The judge warned them not to create a kangaroo court.
Honestly, that meeting felt like a kangaroo court — they'd made up their minds before I even spoke.