Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An Australian cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapillus syn. Cacatua roseicapilla) having pale blue-gray plumage and a pink breast.
- noun Australian A fool; an idiot.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One whose hair is shaven, namely, a Roman Catholic priest. The term is now applied by Jews to all Gentile clergymen.
- noun The Australian rose-breasted cockatoo, Cacatua roseicapilla.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A pink and grey species of
cockatoo ,Eolophus roseicapilla , native to Australia. - noun Australia, slang A
fool , anidiot .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You people who listened to the previous government and fixed your interest rates due to the fact that some 'galah' stated that interest rates would rise under a Labor Government, well thats your own fault and no-one elses.
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And Jay Rose is madder than a drongo in a dingo's hem de hem: "It's" galah ", not" galaha ".
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"Sham, all sham, " the galah insisted, 'to cover their activities.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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The galah flew toward the ceiling, called anxiously down to them.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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It let out a soft gurgle, choking on its own blood, and made a last desultory swipe at the hovering Mowara which the galah avoided easily.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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The galah turned into a narrow, low-ceilinged corridor.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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In the light of a waxing moon, they followed the galah across the open slate roof past planters filled with sleeping blossoms of unknown type toward an arched doorway of peculiar design.
The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010
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With elected leaders like this galah it's little wonder your lot lost an entire empire!
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Agricultural use has also allowed galah (Cacatua roseicapella) to invade from arid regions, but galahs ringbark trees and may be contributing to woodland decline.
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Both galah and drongo are apparently types of birds, but also slang for idiot.
reesetee commented on the word galah
An Australian cockatoo.
December 5, 2007
bilby commented on the word galah
I like these a lot. These birds are very pretty, as well as being sociable and funny. In Australian slang galah can also mean a daft person.
December 5, 2007
reesetee commented on the word galah
They are wonderful birds. I guess calling someone a galah is similar to calling someone a goose. :-)
December 5, 2007
bilby commented on the word galah
I got 404 on that link. Must have left too much seed out to attract that many galahs.
Umm, this worked: http://photos.rnr.id.au/birds_galah.html
The other bird = idiot word we have is coot.
December 5, 2007
reesetee commented on the word galah
That's precisely the photo I was linking to--fixed now, I hope. Thanks.
Same here with "coot," though it usually implies that one is old, too.
December 5, 2007
frindley commented on the word galah
In Australian lingo "galah" is also often adopted as a mock pronunciation for gala, which we would otherwise pronounce GAH-luh. (We never say GAY-luh.)
April 10, 2008