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Salvos
The Salvation Army, its members or its op shops/services in informal Australian usage.
In a sentence
We dropped the donated clothes at the Salvos.
Where it came from
The Salvation Army Australia itself identifies Salvo/Salvos as its informal Australian abbreviation.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established