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strine

[ strahyn ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. Australian English.

Strine

/ straɪn /

noun

  1. a humorous transliteration of Australian pronunciation, as in Gloria Soame for glorious home
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strine1

1964; jocular representation of the supposed pronunciation of Australian by uneducated Australian speakers
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Word History and Origins

Origin of strine1

C20: a jocular rendering, coined by Alastair Morrison, of the Australian pronunciation of Australian
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Example Sentences

We now proceeded on our ramble, and I espied about one hundred yards off a heron on the bank of the Strine.

It's beginning to tell on 'is 'ealth, the strine and diserpointment, and I wants it stopped.

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