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Kwaussie
A person with both Australian and New Zealand identity, connection or citizenship.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “Kwaussie” means a person with both Australian and New Zealand identity, connection or citizenship.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre chose Kwaussie as its 2017 Word of the Year and defined the contemporary identity term.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established