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
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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
My Australian business partner spoke in strine a lot - this is one of my favourites.
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
Carney has also nominated Justice Collins Seitz Jr. to become chief justice of the court, replacing retiring Leo Strine Jr. The state Senate is expected to consider Carney’s nominations Nov. 7.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
The Delaware News Journal reports Strine handed in his resignation to Gov. John Carney Monday, saying he plans to retire in the fall.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2019
Strine said the restriction could lead to wasteful, overlapping litigation in multiple jurisdictions, and deny KT4 a “safety valve” if the chancery court were unable to assert jurisdiction over Karp and Thiel.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2019
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 Houghton, W. (William)
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