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- adjective Not
Australian . - adjective Anti-Australian.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Whilst we were tempted to retire ahead, we thought this would be against the nature of this piece and possibly considered un-Australian.
Macquarie Revamps Melbourne Cup Model, Wins Again David Winning 2011
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Tempting to wonder if whingeing is perhaps the acme of all things seen as un-Australian, hence the whingeing pom slur.
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Both images, both memories, hint at weakness, a certain effeminacy, a lack of toughness that was most un-Australian.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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Taking alcohol out of wine seems a bit like taking the fun out of a day at the beach -- and certainly very un-Australian.
When Smoke Gets in Your Wine Tim Treadgold 2009
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Okay, so perhaps it is a little un-Australian to not have anything Aussie on here and if I'm gonna put any Australian rock band on here it's going to be INXS and it's going to be for "Don't Change" off of Shabooh Shoobah.
Archive 2009-06-01 Glenn Dunks 2009
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Both images, both memories, hint at weakness, a certain effeminacy, a lack of toughness that was most un-Australian.
Remember Kim Hughes? 2009
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Intolerance may seem un-Australian, and the more liberal among us may like to think so.
Annie Sparrow: If You Think Domestic Spying Is Bad, Try Ethnic Cleansing in Australia 2008
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Since then, many have raised fears that this is "un-Australian": the Sydney Morning Herald editorial declared that "A nation's reputation for tolerance has been severely damaged," adding "Australia has changed suddenly and inexplicably into an uglier and darker place."
Annie Sparrow: If You Think Domestic Spying Is Bad, Try Ethnic Cleansing in Australia 2008
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It should come as no surprise that the deliberate incubation of xenophobia within white Australians has culminated in the delivery of an alien "un-Australian" culture.
Annie Sparrow: If You Think Domestic Spying Is Bad, Try Ethnic Cleansing in Australia 2008
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Contradicting Greg is the Australian national sport; I'd be un-Australian if I didn't join in.
5 Reasons To Praise Nintendo Greg Tannahill 2006
vendingmachine commented on the word un-Australian
Why would anyone be anti-Australian? That sounds like a very un-Australian thing to be.
December 10, 2016