单词 | strine |
释义 | Strineadj.n. jocular (originally Australian). A. adj. Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Australasia > [adjective] > Australia Australian1814 Aussiea1910 Strine1964 Oz1971 Ozzie1973 1964 A. Morrison in Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. (Saturday Mag.), (heading) New light on the Strine language, by Afferbeck Lauder, Professor of Strine Studies, University of Sinny. 1967 Daily Express 6 May 13/6 He said in a broad Strine accent: [etc.]. 1974 Times 21 Dec. 10/6 ‘The legs, Ealing, go for the legs!’ she exhorted in a strong 'strine accent. B. n. a. An Australian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] currency1827 native1848 Australian1880 kangaroo1888 Aussie1915 dinkum1916 Ozzie1918 Aussielander1919 pie eater1953 Strine1964 Oz1976 1964 A. Morrison in Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. (Saturday Mag.) Selected translations of everyday words will be of interest..also to overseas vistas and to the many New Strines in our mist. 1973 ‘E. McGirr’ Bardel's Murder iv. 93 Iced beer stops up the nose which is why you Yanks and also the Strines talk so funny. b. The English language as (allegedly) spoken by Australians. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Germanic > English > Australian English Australasiatic1890 Australian English1940 Strine1965 1965 ‘A. Lauder’ (title) Let stalk Strine. 1965 Listener 2 Sept. 340/1 While I was there they discovered a new dialect or speech pattern called Strine. Strine is simply the way the word ‘Australian’ sounds if you slur and twist it enough. 1980 Daily Tel. 7 Nov. 15/1 He settled into his cramped, double-glazed Australian train cabin (‘Roomette’ in Strine). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1964 |
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