(Australia, derogatory) A peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives.
(Australia, derogatory) A peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives.
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Aussie and Kiwi vocabulary — bogan, daggy, brekkie, sheila, bach, jandals — the whole Antipodean lexicon, including outback dialect, surf and beach culture, and Sydney/Melbourne street slang.
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(Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.
(Australia, cryptozoology, mythological creature) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
(Australia, obsolete) Imaginary king of the Australian aboriginal people.
(Australia, informal) An imagined or symbolic time when assumedly unsophisticated people from the countryside come to the city, likely to be preyed on by tricksters there, or who are unaware of social norms in the city.
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(AU, colloquial) Someone who lives in or is familiar with the Australian outback; a bushman or bushwoman.