Rabbito

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who made a living by catching rabbits and selling the meat. Australia, countable, historical, slang

    "This is a modernised version of Lawson's yarn: A rabbito, new to the job, was not having much luck. No matter what he did, he couldn't seem to bag a single rabbit. The old hands were doing well, so the new bloke asked them for advice."

  2. 2
    A taint in butter, caused by Pseudomonas putrefaciens. Australia, uncountable

Example

More examples

"This is a modernised version of Lawson's yarn: A rabbito, new to the job, was not having much luck. No matter what he did, he couldn't seem to bag a single rabbit. The old hands were doing well, so the new bloke asked them for advice."

Etymology

From rabbit + -o.

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