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单词 swaggie
释义

swaggie

/ˈswaɡi /
noun
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...
  • The swaggie was last seen heading off up George Street complete with swag looking for a place to stay the night.
  • Where explorers died of thirst we now drive, where diggers and swaggies fossicked and hid from the law, we now drive.
  • No more would the swaggies need to walk as the crow flies as the Princes Highway was opened, linking Sydney to Adelaide via Melbourne.

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of swagman.

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