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- noun Australia (
slang ) A person fromSouth Australia .
Etymologies
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From crow + eater. Early settlers in South Australia were alleged to have eaten the breast meat of crows, parrots and cockatoos when there was a shortage of red meat. The term croweater entered the lexicon in the late 1800s.
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I am a proud croweater, but rationality to me is looking at their attendances, as it is the largest city that has a staunch AFL following.
bilby commented on the word croweater
Australian slang - a person coming from South Australia.
December 25, 2007
bilby commented on the word croweater
I still hear this occasionally, though with decreasing frequency I would guess, ditto banana bender, sandgroper and apple-islander. Meanwhile gum-sucker and cornstalk have passed into oblivion.
July 15, 2022