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Sydney|ˈsɪdnɪ|
[The name of the capital city of New South Wales.]
1. In Austral. colloq. phr. Sydney or the bush, all or nothing. Cf. bush n.1 9.
1924Truth (Sydney) 27 Apr. 6 Sydney or the bush, all or nothing. 1930E. Shann Econ. Hist. Austral. 365 ‘Sydney or the bush!’ cries the Australian when he gambles against odds. 1970R. Beilby No Medals for Aphrodite 34 ‘Here we go,’ Turk murmured grimly, climbing in behind the wheel. ‘It's Sydney or the bush! Keep your fingers crossed.’
2. Special combinations.
a. Sydney-side [side n.1 15 b], Sydney and the surrounding area; also as adj.; Sydneysider, a resident or native of Sydney or of New South Wales.
[1872W. M. Hugo Hist. First Bushmen's Club in Austral. Colonies 108 Very frequently, however, they are not allowed to proceed so far as the city, but get ‘bailed up’, as they call it on the Sydney side, before they reach their destination.] 1888‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms I. i. 1 My name's Dick Marston, Sydney-side native. 1928‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country v. 67 She was..supposed to be..a descendant..of the famous Sydney-side sire ‘Clifton’. 1941Baker Dict. Austral. Slang 75 Sydneyside, originally the area which is now N.S.W. Later, especially the area of Sydney.
1865H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons III. xiii. 144 The Sydney⁓siders' loss is considered by him to have been far greater. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 738/1 A fear of its [sc. Melbourne's] writers..echoed the nationalist emotion, but in abstract terms that lacked the appeal of the Sydney-siders. 1980N. Marsh Photo-Finish vii. 199 He was a self-made man, a Sydneysider.
b. Nat. Hist. In the names of plants or animals associated with the region, as Sydney blue gum, a flooded gum, Eucalyptus saligna; Sydney golden wattle, a shrub or small tree, Acacia longifolia; Sydney silky (also silkie), a small stocky terrier of the breed so called, with long, silky, grey-blue fur and tan markings.
1932R. H. Anderson Trees N.S.W. v. 101 Sydney Blue Gum... A tall-growing, shaft-like species. 1933,1965Sydney blue gum [see flooded ppl. a.].
1909A. E. Mack Bush Calendar 20 Flowers blooming [in September]. Acacia longifolia. Sydney golden wattle. 1976Hortus Third (L. H. Bailey Hortorium) 6/1 Sydney golden wattle..flower heads in loose spikes.
1945Sydney silky [see Australian n. 3]. 1965Austral. Encycl. III. 265/2 The Sydney silky, classed as a toy dog,..has a coat of steel-blue, silky hair up to 6 inches long, with a tan face, legs and points. 1977N.Z. Herald 8 Jan. 4-9/7 (Advt.), Sydney silkie dog pups, 6 wks. old. |