Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.
Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.
Backblock means: Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
backblock means: Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
Backblock means: Land behind which fronts on water; land without a permanent watercourse.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(Australia, New Zealand, usually, in the plural) A remote tract of land in the interior; hence in plural sparsely populated country far from major cities and lacking conveniences common in urban areas.
I speak solely for the backblock roads, and I contend that the time has arrived when the Government should turn its attention to the metalling of these roads.
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(Australia, informal, hyperbole#Noun, hyperbolic, usually, in the plural) The most distally outlying suburb among a set of suburbs.
It has happened in other districts that new settlement has turned the old centres into isolated backblocks.
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