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gin burglars

gin burglars is the plural of gin burglar.

Meaning of gin burglar

Noun

gin burglar (plural gin burglars)

  1. (Australia, slang) A white man who sexually exploits aboriginal women.
    • “The down-troddens′ day will come soon, then you ‘gin burglars’ will have to respect the rights of the weak,” retorted the other as he moved away to the “Rib-binders” reply. “Yes, and that day, both you and I, my friend, will have to pay more for the ‘girls’ than we do today.”1958, William Edward Harney, Content to Lie in the Sun, page 46
    Synonyms:
    gin jockey

Questions about gin burglars

What is gin burglars the plural of?
Gin burglars is the plural of gin burglar.

Words near gin burglars in the dictionary

  1. gin bottle
  2. gin bottles
  3. gin bucket
  4. gin buckets
  5. gin burglar
  6. gin burglars
  7. gin fizz
  8. gin fizzes
  9. Gin Gin
  10. gin jockey
  11. gin jockeys

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