reffo

American

[ref-oh] / ˈrɛf oʊ /

noun

Australian Informal.

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

reffo British

/ ˈrɛfəʊ /

noun

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

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Noun Inflected Forms

reffos

plural

Etymology

Origin of reffo

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

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