Standard Lemma guide

Strine

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian: /stɹɑen/
  • UK: /stɹaɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪn
  • CMU ARPABET: S T R AY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Broad Australian English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An Australian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From a pronunciation spelling of Australian spoken with this accent. Coined by “Afferbeck Lauder” (Alastair Ardoch Morrison) and popularised with his 1965 book Let Stalk Strine. Australian from 1965.