Taswegian

English

Etymology

Blend of Tasmanian +‎ Glaswegian. Royal Australian Navy slang from about 1930. Possibly a reference to the cold climate of Tasmania, comparing it to the cold climate of Glasgow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæzˈwiːd͡ʒən/, /tæzˈwiːd͡ʒiən/

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Noun

Taswegian (plural Taswegians)

1. (Australia, navy, slang) A Tasmanian seaman.
2. (Australia, humorous, sometimes derogatory) An inhabitant of Tasmania.
   • 2005, Beverly Walton, Watermarks: A Tasmanian Journal‎^[1], page 25:

     The town is filled with lovely, lovely Taswegians, the kindest and most generous people I have ever met.

   • 2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 32:

     The new year is also vigorously celebrated further south during the Hobart Summer Festival (p646), when Taswegians stuff themselves with food, wine and song.

   • 2011, Teri Louise Kelly, Punktuation‎^[2], page 57:

     That was when I learned that every Taswegian worth his salt carries an axe in his boot and, more often than not, two in case of axe-less friends.

Synonyms

• (person from Tasmania): apple-eater, Apple Islander