outbackery
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Literature that focuses on life or adventures in the outback; the prose analog of bush balladry.
Australian usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Was it an attempt to refute Russell Drysdale's 1940s outbackery, the image of 'real Australia'?"
- "In the intervening period, much has changed in the field, notable examples including the blurring of the dividing line between 'quality' and 'popular' literature; the blending of genres; the rise of a truly indigenous literature; the demise, to a significant extent, of 'outbackery' in fiction; the acceptance of multiculturalism as the norm; and the advent of the above-mentioned cross-media tie-ins."
- "Bob was well educated and the family were established graziers. Nevertheless, he had his own brand of 'outbackery' to add to the flavour of the bush scene."
Etymology
From outback + -ery.