Definition of wild colonial boy in English:

wild colonial boy

noun

Australian, NZ historical

1An outlaw who lived in the bush.
Ned Kelly, the original wild colonial boy, has served to reinforce the myth of the bush in Australia's national identity
Example sentencesExamples
- If you know the country, he said, then you will be a wild colonial boy forever.
- The bushranger was better known as "the Wild Colonial Boy".
- For the rest of that Australian bush town he was just another wild colonial boy who was always worth blaming for something.
- In the latter part of the novel, the focus shifts to his being a “wild colonial boy”, an Australian of the wilderness, owned by nobody.
- The wild colonial boy soon slipped off into the night.
1. 1.1informal A boisterous man with no regard for convention or authority.
  our boys were no angels, but there were plenty of wild colonial boys down there
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Australian cricket establishment is as reactionary as they come, and the wild colonial boy from Melbourne knew he didn't have much rope to play with.
  Who is going to wind up those wild colonial boys into a state of froth-mouthed frenzy?
  In the early years he had a reputation as something of a "wild colonial boy".
  Come the toss-up for the first Test, those wild colonial boys will be singing from the same hymn-sheet.
  The wild colonial boy of Australian medicine with the gruff voice and tender touch was probably the first doctor to give life to the "aid abroad" crusades.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from the Australian and Irish ballad ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’.

单词	wild colonial boy
释义	Definition of wild colonial boy in English: wild colonial boy noun Australian, NZ historical 1An outlaw who lived in the bush. Ned Kelly, the original wild colonial boy, has served to reinforce the myth of the bush in Australia's national identity Example sentencesExamples If you know the country, he said, then you will be a wild colonial boy forever. The bushranger was better known as "the Wild Colonial Boy". For the rest of that Australian bush town he was just another wild colonial boy who was always worth blaming for something. In the latter part of the novel, the focus shifts to his being a “wild colonial boy”, an Australian of the wilderness, owned by nobody. The wild colonial boy soon slipped off into the night. 1.1informal A boisterous man with no regard for convention or authority. our boys were no angels, but there were plenty of wild colonial boys down there Example sentencesExamples The Australian cricket establishment is as reactionary as they come, and the wild colonial boy from Melbourne knew he didn't have much rope to play with. Who is going to wind up those wild colonial boys into a state of froth-mouthed frenzy? In the early years he had a reputation as something of a "wild colonial boy". Come the toss-up for the first Test, those wild colonial boys will be singing from the same hymn-sheet. The wild colonial boy of Australian medicine with the gruff voice and tender touch was probably the first doctor to give life to the "aid abroad" crusades. Origin Mid 19th century: from the Australian and Irish ballad ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’.
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