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blackfulla

blackfulla is the alternative form of blackfellow.

Meaning of blackfellow

Noun

blackfellow (plural blackfellows)

  1. (Australia, ethnic, slur, now usually considered offensive) An Australian Aboriginal, especially a male one.
    • "Me like my country — no much too hot, no much too cold. By and bye, white fellow come — soldier-man come. White fellow say, this our land, that our land — ALL country our land. Black fellow say no! my country no white fellow's country, and black fellow take spear.1842 February 16, The Inquirer, Perth, page 5, column 2

Forms of blackfulla

pluralblackfullas

Origin of blackfulla

From black + fulla.

Questions about blackfulla

What is blackfulla the alternative form of?
Blackfulla is the alternative form of blackfellow.

Words near blackfulla in the dictionary

  1. Blackford Hill
  2. Blackfordby
  3. Blackfords
  4. blackfriar
  5. blackfriars
  6. blackfulla
  7. blackfullas
  8. blackgame
  9. blackgames
  10. blackgaze
  11. blackgin

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