Blackfellow

//ˈblakfɛləʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A (male) Australian Aboriginal. Australia, ethnic, slur

    ""Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear."

Example

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""Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear."

Etymology

From black + fellow.

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