reffo

[ref-oh]

noun, plural ref·fos. Australian Informal.

an immigrant, especially one who has been in Australia only a short time.

Origin of reffo

First recorded in 1940–45; ref(ugee) + -o

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British Dictionary definitions for reffo

reffo

noun plural reffos

Australian slang an offensive name for a European refugee after World War II

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