migaloo

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noun

A white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounmigaloo (plural migaloos)

plural migaloos

  1. Australian AboriginalA white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.

    Synonyms: whitefella, balanda, gubbah

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA white man or Caucasian person, especially as opposed to an indigenous Australian.

Origin

  1. borrowed from Mayagudunamigulu
  2. Englishmigaloo

Possibly borrowed from Mayaguduna migulu.

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Cite this entry
APA

migaloo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/migaloo

MLA

“migaloo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/migaloo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “migaloo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/migaloo.

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