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packing for perth

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
pack-ing -for perth
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

the migration of South Africans (particularly White South Africans) to Australia (especially to the city of Perth in Western Australia)

Informal

Etymology

In reference to the fact that Perth has a large South African Australian community (likely due to its closer proximity to Africa than the rest of Australia). The initialism of this phrase is "PFP", which was also used as an abbreviation for the Progressive Federal Party, a liberal and anti-apartheid political party that existed from 1977 until 1989 that drew the majority of its support from White South Africans who spoke English as their first language.

Usage

Questions

What does packing for perth mean?
the migration of South Africans (particularly White South Africans) to Australia (especially to the city of Perth in Western Australia)
Where does packing for perth come from?
In reference to the fact that Perth has a large South African Australian community (likely due to its closer proximity to Africa than the rest of Australia). The initialism of this phrase is "PFP", which was also used as an abbreviation for the Progressive Federal Party, a liberal and anti-apartheid political party that existed from 1977 until 1989 that drew the majority of its support from White South Africans who spoke English as their first language.

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