"white maggot" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-white maggot.ogg [Australia] Forms: white maggots [plural]
Etymology: From the uniform of white shirt and shorts worn by the Victorian Football League (which became the Australian Football League) field umpires. The umpires' uniforms changed to day-glow orange in 2004. Head templates: {{en-noun}} white maggot (plural white maggots)
  1. (Australian rules football, slang, derogatory) A field umpire. Wikipedia link: white maggot Tags: derogatory, slang Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-white_maggot-en-noun-J9UmbYEM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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