Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refugee regatta

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: refugee re-gat-ta
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An influx of illegal immigrants or refugees attempting to enter the country by sea; an influx of boat people.

Australian usage; Colloquial; Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"1983, Redgum, Caught In The Act, song, on the album Caught in the Act, Get an Esky, fill it full of cans, get your dope, go down to the beach, roll a big spliff about that long sit on the beach at sunset, have a few cans, and watch what they call up in Darwin the Refugee Regatta."
"We grew up in a household where every Asian was a Gook. Dad served in Vietnam. We went to school with Dagos, boat loads of Slopes arrived in Darwin in the "Refugee Regatta", and when I was in Malaysia the locals were known to us as Bongos, or Rock Apes."

Etymology

From refugee + regatta (“boat race”), referring to the fact that the influxes tend to be seasonal, occurring normally during the cooler months.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Refugee Regattas (plural)

Questions

What does refugee regatta mean?: An influx of illegal immigrants or refugees attempting to enter the country by sea; an influx of boat people.
Where does refugee regatta come from?: From refugee + regatta (“boat race”), referring to the fact that the influxes tend to be seasonal, occurring normally during the cooler months.

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