Boomerang
Boomerang verb - To have the reverse of the desired or expected effect.
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Synonyms for Boomerang
Work
Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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As he pointed when he complained that the boomerang arrow would have worked with Whizzer; it did work with him.
Source: Comic Book / JLA/Avengers -
The characters Sialeeds and Sharmitsa use a Chakram as a weapon, but they work just like a boomerang and are the only characters that can use a boomerang skill; Falyen cannot use this skill do to her treasure hunting ability, even though she's the only one with an actual boomerang.
Source: Battle Boomerang - Precision-Guided Boomerang - If it's explicitly a special ability of said boomerang and not how all boomerangs are expected to work, anyway.
Source: Enhanced Archaic Weapon
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