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Strine.

An Australian.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɹɑen/Australia/stɹaɪn/UK
  1. An Australian.

    humorous · informal
Where this word comes from

From a pronunciation spelling of Australian spoken with this accent. Coined by “Afferbeck Lauder” (Alastair Ardoch Morrison) and popularised with his 1965 book Let Stalk Strine. Australian from 1965.

name/stɹɑen/Australia/stɹaɪn/UK
  1. Broad Australian English.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK · humorous · informal
Where this word comes from

From a pronunciation spelling of Australian spoken with this accent. Coined by “Afferbeck Lauder” (Alastair Ardoch Morrison) and popularised with his 1965 book Let Stalk Strine. Australian from 1965.

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