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单词 swaggie
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Definition of swaggie in English:

swaggie

noun ˈswaɡi
Australian, NZ informal
  • A person carrying a swag or a bundle of belongings; a swagman.

    swaggies turned up from time to time, hoping Mrs Barlow would give them flour or sugar
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She married Arthur Woods in 1929 and became renowned for feeding passing swaggies, who left marks on her gate to indicate this was the place for a good feed.
    • No more would the swaggies need to walk as the crow flies as the Princes Highway was opened, linking Sydney to Adelaide via Melbourne.
    • Where explorers died of thirst we now drive, where diggers and swaggies fossicked and hid from the law, we now drive.
    • The swaggies always look away, or down; their hats are visors, and he never sees the colour of a swaggie's eyes.
    • Bert was in charge of a few scraggly swaggies who were working for their keep.
    • The swaggie was last seen heading off up George Street complete with swag looking for a place to stay the night.
    • Since the 1880s, the national culture has celebrated the underdog - the Eureka gold miners, sheep stealing swaggies, renegade bushrangers, and striking shearers.

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of swagman.

 
 
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