yarraman
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yarraman
First recorded in 1840–50; perhaps from Dhurga (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on the New South Wales coast, from Jervis Bay to Bermagui) yara- “teeth” + -may noun suffix; borrowed into Australian pidgins, used by white settlers, thence into other Aboriginal languages
Example Sentences
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Borak you shift-um that peller bullock; borak you shift-um that peller yarraman.
From Such Is Life by Furphy, Joseph
"You been make a light yarraman this morning?" i.e.
From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis
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