Taswegian

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Taswegian

/tæzˈwiːd͡ʒən/
/tæzˈwiːd͡ʒiən/

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Blend of Tasmanian + Glaswegian. Royal Australian Navy slang from about 1930. Possibly a reference to the cold climate of Tasmania, comparing it to the cold climate of Glasgow.

noun Taswegians

Australia, slang A Tasmanian seaman.
Australia, derogatory, humorous, sometimes A native or inhabitant of Tasmania. The town is filled with lovely, lovely Taswegians, the kindest and most generous people I have ever met.
Similar: apple-eater, Apple Islander

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"Taswegian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taswegian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Taswegian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taswegian

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"Taswegian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taswegian.

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@misc{taswegian_2026,
  title = {Taswegian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taswegian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}