galahs

Noun

galah (plural galahs)

1. A member of species Eolophus roseicapilla of pink and grey species of cockatoos, native to Australia.
   • The change is pleasant in many ways; the grass is better and there is a good road to travel on; pigeons in crowds fly all around, galahs and other birds make merry everywhere.1879 September 27, The Queenslander, Brisbane, page 397, column 1

   Synonyms:

   pink and grey cockatoo, roseate cockatoo, rose-breasted cockatoo

2. (Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
   • That galah nearly drove me off the road.

   Synonyms:

   drongo