strine
[ strahyn ]
nounInformal.
Australian English.
Origin of strine
11964; jocular representation of the supposed pronunciation of Australian by uneducated Australian speakers
Words Nearby strine
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How to use strine in a sentence
We now proceeded on our ramble, and I espied about one hundred yards off a heron on the bank of the strine.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children | W. HoughtonIt's beginning to tell on 'is 'ealth, the strine and diserpointment, and I wants it stopped.
Mr. Punch's Golf Stories | Various
British Dictionary definitions for Strine
Strine
/ (straɪn) /
noun
a humorous transliteration of Australian pronunciation, as in Gloria Soame for glorious home
Origin of Strine
1C20: a jocular rendering, coined by Alastair Morrison, of the Australian pronunciation of Australian
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