单词 | pig islander |
释义 | Pig Islandern. Australian and New Zealand slang (frequently mildly derogatory). A native or inhabitant of New Zealand. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of New Zealand > [noun] Zealander1773 New Zealander1837 Maorilander1892 Pig Islander1909 dinkum1916 kiwi1918 1909 N.Z. Truth 18 Sept. 6 The lady didn't call Arthur a blanky pig-islander, and she didn't tell him to go to a warm place. 1917 E. Miller Camps, Tramps & Trenches (1939) 65 We Pig Islanders are not nearly so hot-blooded in our manner of speaking [as Australians]. 1948 Bookie Mar. 14 The hell with these soft-brained pig-islanders. They remind me of yahoos. 2003 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 81 As a Kiwi I had been tagged a ‘pig islander’ and had heard every joke imaginable about sexual congress with sheep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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