Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
silverfish , 6. - noun One who belongs to the upper classes in society or the community. Compare
coppertail .
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Examples
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Since Mr Turnbull was elected Liberal leader this week, a string of Government Ministers and Labor MPs have painted him as being a "silvertail" who is out of touch with regular Australians.
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At least it was Labor heartland territory until eight months ago, when the Liberals snatched it in a by-election with a massive 25 per cent swing to give them a greater buffer there than in silvertail Vaucluse.
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Sadly for the Gazal family, such privileges can cause all sorts of headaches, especially when their yacht is invaded by marauding drunks from another superyacht owned by an equally prominent silvertail under the nose of one of Australia's most prestigious yacht clubs.
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Sadly for the Gazal family, such privileges can cause all sorts of headaches, especially when their yacht is invaded by marauding drunks from another superyacht owned by an equally prominent silvertail under the nose of one of Australia's most prestigious yacht clubs.
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Sadly for the Gazal family, such privileges can cause all sorts of headaches, especially when their yacht is invaded by marauding drunks from another superyacht owned by an equally prominent silvertail under the nose of one of Australia's most prestigious yacht clubs.
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It is a classic case of MPs from silvertail and fibro backgrounds claiming to be better able to represent ordinary workers as well as top executives.
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They said Mr Abbott, not burdened with Mr Turnbull's image as a silvertail, would target the old Howard battlers, while the resurgent Nationals would tap into the vein of rural discontent over the CPRS.
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However, Liberal frontbencher Steve Ciobo says any attempt to paint Mr Turnbull as a silvertail will backfire on Labor, which has its own multi-millionaires on its front bench.
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Malcolm Turnbull is a self-obsessed silvertail and his ego will not go down well with voters, says Labor.
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Malcolm Turnbull is a self-obsessed silvertail and his ego will not go down well with voters, says Labor.
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