galah

[ guh-lah ]

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noun

galah

/ ɡəˈlɑː /

an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe roseicapilla, having grey wings, back, and crest and a pink body
slang.
a fool or simpleton

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Origin of galah¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Yuwaalaraay (an Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, northern New South Wales) gilā

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Origin of galah¹

C19: from a native Australian language

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One had brought the pink feathers of a Galah, which had been stuck here and there amongst the twigs.

Chop-chop means "very fast;" maskee, "don't mind;" Topside Galah, "Excelsior, hurrah!"

One called by a name approximating to galah-fish is found in Malyan waters, viz.

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