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| Word | Meaning | Notes |
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| Aborigine | (Derogatory) name for the indigenous people of Australia. | |
| nugget | A piece of precious rock. | |
| swagman | Itinerant sheep sheerer. | |
| walkabout | The Aboriginal tradition of leaving friends and family and walking in the bush. |