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waltz Matilda

Today it means: To travel on foot carrying a swag (belongings wrapped in a blanket); to travel in this manner looking for work. Full definition →

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From waltz + matilda (“romantic name for a swag”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.