| 释义 |
swaggie /ˈswaɡi /nounAustralian / 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. |