"Strine" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /stɹɑen/ [General-Australian], /stɹaɪn/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Strine.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From a pronunciation spelling of Australian spoken with this accent. Coined by “Afferbeck Lauder” (Alastair Ardoch Morrison) and popularised with his 1965 book Let Stalk Strine. Australian from 1965. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Australian}} Australian Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Strine
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, informal, humorous) Broad Australian English described as if it were a different language. Wikipedia link: Strine Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, humorous, informal Categories (topical): Languages Categories (place): Australia Synonyms: strine, 'Strine, 'strine Related terms: Strayan, Strines Coordinate_terms: Murican

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