Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lucky country

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: luck-y -coun-try
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A term to describe Australia, sometimes ironically.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise."
"My friends, no longer content to be the lucky country, Australia must become the clever country."

Etymology

After The Lucky Country, a 1964 book by Donald Horne.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the Lucky Country (canonical)

Questions

What does lucky country mean?: A term to describe Australia, sometimes ironically.
Where does lucky country come from?: After The Lucky Country, a 1964 book by Donald Horne.

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