'Kwaussie': Dual citizen saga behind Australia's word of 2017

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'Kwaussie': Dual citizen saga behind Australia's word of 2017

 

The term "kwaussie" - a hybrid of Kiwi and Aussie - has been named Australia's word of the year.

 

The portmanteau came to prominence in 2017 through the nation's dual citizenship political saga, said the Australian National Dictionary Centre.

 

It describes a person who is a dual citizen of Australia and New Zealand - as was the case with Australia's deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce.

 

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42217518

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2017-12-04

[nausea]

Why does this sound like pussie? I'm genuinely puzzled. Is it some kind of slight? On which side? I might think a lot of things about the Maori but pussies isn't one of them.

[DoctorG]

Surveys have shown that hardly anybody has ever heard this term before today. It seems that just anyone can invent a name and claim it as a new word.

[revolver]

5 hours ago, nausea said:

Why does this sound like pussie? I'm genuinely puzzled. Is it some kind of slight? On which side? I might think a lot of things about the Maori but pussies isn't one of them.

i imagine it's meant to sound like"quasi"

 

a quasi-aussie is seemingly or partly aussie, when the other part is kiwi, kwaussie

[Outbackoz]

Thought they would be better off calling them 'Claytons Aussies;' the Aussie you have, when you don't have an Aussie!

[ballpoint]

20 minutes ago, car720 said:

No, it's just that the Australian public service is lacking the educational skills to spell............quasi.

Based upon their airline, they'd spell it Qasi