strine
noun
Australian English.
strine
American
[strahyn]
/ straɪn /
noun
Informal.
Strine
British
/ straɪn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of strine
1964; jocular representation of the supposed pronunciation of Australian by uneducated Australian speakers
Example Sentences
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My Australian business partner spoke in strine a lot - this is one of my favourites.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2014
The piece, by Sydney correspondent Jon Donnison, looked at the huge contribution to "strine" made by Barry Humphries and terms originating in the country's legendary laddish drinking culture.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2014
It seems likely that strine is doomed to extinction, to be replaced by an export version of American TV-announcer accent.
From Time Magazine Archive
It's beginning to tell on 'is 'ealth, the strine and diserpointment, and I wants it stopped.
From Mr. Punch's Golf Stories by Various
Leo Strine Jr., former chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and former chancellor of the Chancery Court, is corporate counsel at Wachtell.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2022
Officials did not detail why Strine plans to step down, and the newspaper reports he was on vacation and unavailable for comment.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2019
Delaware’s chief justice, Leo Strine Jr., who formerly led the Chancery Court, asked for the two new judges as part of his budget request for the fiscal year that starts Sunday.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2018
In time we learn that Sawyer has recently moved to Pennsylvania from Boston, where she got a restraining order against a man named David Strine who wouldn't leave her alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2018
We now proceeded on our ramble, and I espied about one hundred yards off a heron on the bank of the Strine.
From Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by W. (William) Houghton
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