bunyip aristocracy
A peerage in AustraliaA peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia, derogatory, uncountable)A peerage (hypothetical or proposed) in Australia; the new (in the colonial era) landed rich aspiring to aristocracy; snobbish Australian conservatives.
Origin
Compound of bunyip (“mythical Australian monster; impostor”) + aristocracy.Compound of bunyip (“mythical Australian monster; impostor”) + aristocracy.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsquattocracy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable