around about

adv

around about

adv

1

Australia, Informal Nearly; approximately.

We had around about a dozen workers called out and they worked through to about 6 o'clock this morning doing repairs.2009 March 6, The Daily Telegraph:
I quickly settled myself on my backside as a fox playfully chased a grasshopper around about fifty metres away.2021 June 28, Marcus O'Dean, Sporting Shooter:

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I grew up knowing only Aboriginal culture because my Grandfather died when I was around about ten years old.2018, Jenny Martens, QShelter:

Synonyms: around, about

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