Strine
/stɹaɪn/
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Australia/stɹɑen/
Strine noun: an Australian.
Noun
Strine (plural Strines)
- An Australian.
- The Strines I met were fierce about having a good time […]2025, Lynne Tillman, Thrilled to Death: Selected Stories, page 220
Proper noun
Strine
- Broad Australian English.
- Several Strine forms depend on an assumed equivalence between Strine fortis consonants and Cultivated/RP lenis ones, thus garbler mince (couple of minutes), egg jelly (actually). It is doubtful whether this reflects any real phonetic difference.1982, J. C. Wells, Accents of English, volume 3: Beyond the British Isles, page 595
- A TEAM at Griffith University in Brisbane is working on the development of what the university’s newspaper calls a bionic snorter. Translating into English from Strine, this is a bionic hooter, conk, bugle or nose.1989 July 8, “Ariadne”, in New Scientist, page 120
Forms of Strine
| plural | Strines |
|---|---|
| alternative form | strine |
| alternative form | 'Strine |
| alternative form | 'strine |
Origin of Strine
From a pronunciation spelling of Australian spoken with this accent. Coined by “Afferbeck Lauder” (Alastair Ardoch Morrison) and popularised with his 1965 book Let Stalk Strine. Australian from 1965.
Words that rhyme with Strine
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about Strine
- What does Strine mean?
- Strine means an Australian.
- What part of speech is Strine?
- Strine can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Strine?
- Strine is pronounced /stɹɑen/ (Australia).
- What is the plural of Strine?
- The plural of Strine is Strines.
Words near Strine in the dictionary
Source and license
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