Etymology

Taswegian

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Today it means: A Tasmanian seaman. Full definition →

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The story

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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.