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单词 Pig Islander
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Definition of Pig Islander in English:

Pig Islander

noun
Australian, NZ derogatory

  • A person from New Zealand.

    if you want a smack in the mouth, call one of the locals a Pig Islander
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If someone calls you Pommy there is no reason why you shouldn't retaliate with Pig-Islander—but remember to smile when you say it!
    • He referred to himself more freely as a 'full blooded pig islander'.
    • We kept the exchange going for as long as we could before we ran out of pig islander words.
    • He stayed here to become, as he says himself, more pig-islander than the pig-islanders.
    • "Pig Islander!" rejoined Reginald, but without rancour.
    • It made her, she used to say, 'a real Pig Islander'.
    • "Hullo mate, Pig Islander? How long have you been here?"

Origin

Early 20th century: from the islands' large population of wild pigs, thought to be descended from domestic ones introduced by Captain Cook.
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