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单词 pig islander
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Pig Islandern.

Brit. /ˌpɪɡ ˈʌɪləndə/, U.S. /ˌpɪɡ ˈaɪləndər/, Australian English /ˌpɪɡ ˈɑeləndə/, New Zealand English /ˌpɪɡ ˈɑeləndə/
Forms: also with lower-case initials.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pig Island n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < Pig Island n. + -er suffix1.
Australian and New Zealand slang (frequently mildly derogatory).
A native or inhabitant of New Zealand.
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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of New Zealand > [noun]
Zealander1773
New Zealander1837
Maorilander1892
Pig Islander1909
dinkum1916
kiwi1918
1909 N.Z. Truth 18 Sept. 6 The lady didn't call Arthur a blanky pig-islander, and she didn't tell him to go to a warm place.
1917 E. Miller Camps, Tramps & Trenches (1939) 65 We Pig Islanders are not nearly so hot-blooded in our manner of speaking [as Australians].
1948 Bookie Mar. 14 The hell with these soft-brained pig-islanders. They remind me of yahoos.
2003 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 81 As a Kiwi I had been tagged a ‘pig islander’ and had heard every joke imaginable about sexual congress with sheep.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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