Taswegian

Definition

A Tasmanian seaman.

Etymology

Blend of Tasmanian + Glaswegian. Royal Australian Navy slang from about 1930. Possibly a reference to the cold climate of Tasmania, comparing it to the cold climate of Glasgow.

Example Sentences

• "The town is filled with lovely, lovely Taswegians, the kindest and most generous people I have ever met."
• "The new year is also vigorously celebrated further south during the Hobart Summer Festival (p646), when Taswegians stuff themselves with food, wine and song."
• "That was when I learned that every Taswegian worth his salt carries an axe in his boot and, more often than not, two in case of axe-less friends."