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Refugee Regattas

Refugee Regattas is the plural of Refugee Regatta.

Meaning of Refugee Regatta

Noun

Refugee Regatta (plural Refugee Regattas)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, offensive, slang, Darwin) An influx of illegal immigrants or refugees attempting to enter the country by sea; an influx of boat people.
    • Get an Esky, fill it full of cans, get your dope, go down to the beach, roll a big spliff about that long sit on the beach at sunset, have a few cans, and watch what they call up in Darwin the Refugee Regatta.1983, Redgum, Caught In The Act, song, on the album Caught in the Act

Questions about Refugee Regattas

What is Refugee Regattas the plural of?
Refugee Regattas is the plural of Refugee Regatta.

Words near Refugee Regattas in the dictionary

  1. refuged
  2. refugee
  3. refugee camp
  4. refugee camps
  5. Refugee Regatta
  6. Refugee Regattas
  7. refugeed
  8. refugeedom
  9. refugeehood
  10. refugeeing
  11. refugeeism

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