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blackfellow

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈblakfɛləʊ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

An Australian Aboriginal, especially a male one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, ethnic, slur

Qualifier: now usually considered offensive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *blakaz Proto-West Germanic *blak Old English blæc Middle English blak English black English fellow English blackfellow From black + fellow.