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outbackery

outbackery noun: literature that focuses on life or adventures in the outback; the prose analog of bush balladry.

Noun

outbackery (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) Literature that focuses on life or adventures in the outback; the prose analog of bush balladry.
    • Was it an attempt to refute Russell Drysdale's 1940s outbackery, the image of 'real Australia'?2000, Bill Pritchard, Phil McManus, Land of Discontent, page x
    • In the intervening period, much has changed in the field, notable examples including the blurring of the dividing line between 'quality' and 'popular' literature; the blending of genres; the rise of a truly indigenous literature; the demise, to a significant extent, of 'outbackery' in fiction; the...2005, John Foster, Ern Finnis, Maureen Nimon, Bush, City, Cyberspace

Origin of outbackery

From outback + -ery.

Questions about outbackery

What does outbackery mean?
Outbackery means literature that focuses on life or adventures in the outback; the prose analog of bush balladry.
What part of speech is outbackery?
Outbackery is a noun.

Words near outbackery in the dictionary

  1. outbabbling
  2. outback
  3. outbacked
  4. outbacker
  5. outbackers
  6. outbackery
  7. outbacking
  8. outbacks
  9. outbake
  10. outbaked
  11. outbakes

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