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单词 jilleroo
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Definition of jilleroo in US English:

jilleroo

(also jillaroo)
nounˌjiləˈro͞oˌjiləˈro͞o
Australian informal
  • A young woman working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These gatherings allow the young jackeroos and jilleroos, and other rural youth, to ‘let off steam’ which usually means getting as ‘drunk as skunks’.
    • For the jackeroos and jilleroos on their four days off it is just beginning.
    • There you will be instructed in and practice some of the skills used by jackeroos and jilleroos.
    • So here are a few shots of jilleroos doing their thing.
    • Also in the bush are jackeroos and jilleroos - cowboys and cowgirls.
    • I spent a year in Australia as an exchange student, spending most of my time as a jilleroo (cattle hand).

Origin

1940s: from the given name Jill, on the pattern of jackeroo.

 
 

Definition of jilleroo in US English:

jilleroo

(also jillaroo)
nounˌjiləˈro͞o
Australian informal
  • A young woman working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These gatherings allow the young jackeroos and jilleroos, and other rural youth, to ‘let off steam’ which usually means getting as ‘drunk as skunks’.
    • There you will be instructed in and practice some of the skills used by jackeroos and jilleroos.
    • For the jackeroos and jilleroos on their four days off it is just beginning.
    • Also in the bush are jackeroos and jilleroos - cowboys and cowgirls.
    • So here are a few shots of jilleroos doing their thing.
    • I spent a year in Australia as an exchange student, spending most of my time as a jilleroo (cattle hand).

Origin

1940s: from the given name Jill, on the pattern of jackeroo.

 
 
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