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Taswegian

/tæzˈwiːd͡ʒən/

Taswegian noun: a Tasmanian seaman.

Noun

Taswegian (plural Taswegians)

  1. (Australia, slang) A Tasmanian seaman.
  2. (Australia, derogatory, humorous, sometimes) A native or inhabitant of Tasmania.
    • The town is filled with lovely, lovely Taswegians, the kindest and most generous people I have ever met.2005, Beverly Walton, Watermarks: A Tasmanian Journal, page 25
    • The new year is also vigorously celebrated further south during the Hobart Summer Festival (p646), when Taswegians stuff themselves with food, wine and song.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 32
    Synonyms:
    apple-eater, Apple Islander

Synonyms of Taswegian

  • apple-eater
  • Apple Islander

Forms of Taswegian

pluralTaswegians

Origin of Taswegian

Blend of Tasmanian + Glaswegian. Royal Australian Navy slang from about 1930. Possibly a reference to the cold climate of Tasmania, comparing it to the cold climate of Glasgow.

Questions about Taswegian

What does Taswegian mean?
Taswegian means a Tasmanian seaman.
What part of speech is Taswegian?
Taswegian is a noun.
How do you pronounce Taswegian?
Taswegian is pronounced /tæzˈwiːd͡ʒən/.
What is the plural of Taswegian?
The plural of Taswegian is Taswegians.

Words near Taswegian in the dictionary

  1. tasty
  2. tasty cheese
  3. tasuki
  4. tasukizori
  5. tasuldine
  6. Taswegian
  7. Taswegians
  8. tat
  9. tat up
  10. tata
  11. TATA box

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Taswegian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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