banana bender

plural banana benders · alternative banana-bender

1. AustraliahumorousA native or inhabitant of Queensland, Australia.

   If Billy Lane hadn't given him such a firm handshake, Henry reckons he'd be wondering if all the Banana-benders shook like a girl.

   2007, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 137

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   “Not now, you banana bender! The Commencement Speech takes place at the dinner tonight.” “Banana bender! I'm not from Queenland, I'll ‘ave you know. And I needs to test out the mike in advance. Always have trouble with those things.”

   2003, Rosemary Patterson, Journey Great Barrier Reef: An Adventure Novel Set in Australia, page 17

   In comparison with other Australians, they were considered an odder sort of people – the banana-benders of Banana-land – a heat-stroked and skin-cancered people, dogged, ‘unimaginably tough and undeniably brittle’.

   2007, Raymond Evans, A History of Queensland, page 219

   Terry nodded. “Yes, you don't have too many cars to contend with here, and we banana benders are rather courteous, especially once we realize you're a tourist. Just be careful on the curves, especially where the road goes along the bluffs.”

   2011, Reynold Conger, Chased Across Australia, page 180

   Synonyms: Queenslander