Taswegian
noun/tæzˈwiːd͡ʒən/ · /tæzˈwiːd͡ʒiən/
Etymology Blend of Tasmanian + Glaswegian. Royal Australian Navy slang from about 1930. Possibly a reference to the cold climate of Tasmania, comparing it to the cold climate of Glasgow.
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Australia, Derogatory, Humorous, Sometimes A native or inhabitant of Tasmania.
- The town is filled with lovely, lovely Taswegians, the kindest and most generous people I have ever met.2005, Beverly Walton, Watermarks: A Tasmanian Journal, page 25:
- The new year is also vigorously celebrated further south during the Hobart Summer Festival (p646), when Taswegians stuff themselves with food, wine and song.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 32:
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- That was when I learned that every Taswegian worth his salt carries an axe in his boot and, more often than not, two in case of axe-less friends.2011, Teri Louise Kelly, Punktuation, page 57:
- Synonyms
- apple-eater, Apple Islander