"bunyip aristocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bunyip aristocracy.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From bunyip (“mythical Australian monster; impostor”) + aristocracy. Coined in 1853 by Australian journalist and politician Daniel Deniehy (1828-1865) satirising a proposal of William Wentworth for a hereditary peerage in the then colony of New South Wales. At the time, bunyip was Sydney underworld slang for an impostor or con-man, a sense Deniehy may have been aware of, but which was “obviously” unknown to Wentworth. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bunyip||mythical Australian monster; impostor}} bunyip (“mythical Australian monster; impostor”), {{m|en|aristocracy}} aristocracy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bunyip aristocracy (uncountable)
  1. (Australia, derogatory) A peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives. Tags: Australia, derogatory, uncountable Related terms: squattocracy
    Sense id: en-bunyip_aristocracy-en-noun-R47BEoJP Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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