dunny budgie

noun

A blowfly.

Meanings

noundunny budgie (plural dunny budgies)

plural dunny budgies

  1. AustraliaslangA blowfly.

Origin

From their prevalence around outdoor toilets (dunnies) and supposed large size (exaggeratedly, as big as a budgerigar).

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APA

dunny budgie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunny%20budgie

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dunny budgie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dunny%20budgie.

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