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单词 swaggies
释义

swaggie

noun

swag·​gie ˈswa-gē How to pronounce swaggie (audio)
chiefly Australia
: swagman

Synonyms

  • bindle stiff
  • bum
  • bummer
  • hobo
  • sundowner [Australian]
  • swagman [chiefly Australian]
  • tramp
  • vagabond
  • vagrant
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Example Sentences

some swaggies were known to take occasional odd jobs at bush stations

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

swaggies

noun

plural of swaggie, chiefly Australian
as in beggars
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living some swaggies were known to take occasional odd jobs at bush stations

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • beggars
  • hobos
  • bindle stiffs
  • hoboes
  • bums
  • tramps
  • transients
  • vagrants
  • swagmen
  • vagabonds
  • sundowners
  • derelicts
  • drifters
  • dodgers
  • bummers
  • roamers
  • panhandlers
  • mendicants
  • waifs
  • urchins
  • stiffs
  • slackers
  • ragamuffins
  • shirkers
  • malingerers
  • gamines
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