Reffo
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A refugee who has settled in Australia. Australia, derogatory, ethnic, slur
"‘It may be like this,’ he said ‘Australians are too bloody scared to be frankly unpleasant: Most of them hate the guts of reffos and other alien intruders, especially Jews and Dagos. But they like being liked and cannot resist giving help if it is needed, except, of course, if it′s the boss who needs it.[…]’"
Example
More examples"‘It may be like this,’ he said ‘Australians are too bloody scared to be frankly unpleasant: Most of them hate the guts of reffos and other alien intruders, especially Jews and Dagos. But they like being liked and cannot resist giving help if it is needed, except, of course, if it′s the boss who needs it.[…]’"
Etymology
From refugee + -o (“diminutive suffix”).
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