What does "australianese" mean?

Australian English, especially when containing Australian slang or other Australianisms.

How do you pronounce "australianese"?

Pronounced //əˈstɹeɪljəˌniːz//.

//əˈstɹeɪljəˌniːz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
Australian English, especially when containing Australian slang or other Australianisms. uncountable
"Anzac burial parties greeted the enemy with odds and ends of Arabic phrases, and with Australianese that must have been incomprehensible to them."

"Anzac burial parties greeted the enemy with odds and ends of Arabic phrases, and with Australianese that must have been incomprehensible to them."

From Australian + -ese.

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