budgeree

[ buhj-uh-ree ]

adjective

, Australian.

1. good; fine.
2. pretty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of budgeree¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; Australian Pidgin English, from Dharuk (an extinct Aboriginal language spoken in the area of Port Jackson) bú-jari, budgeri, boodgeri “good, well”

Example Sentences

There are certain native terms that are used by the whites also as a kind of colonial slang, such as `yabber,' to talk; `budgeree,' good; `bale,' no; `yan,' to go; `cabon,' much; and so on.

From Project Gutenberg

They even helped us out a bit by calling the same dish by different names on different days and the same curry tasted differently under the names of "Madras," "Bengal," "Simla," "Ceylon," "Indian," and "Budgeree," and the cooking would even have satisfied Americans.

From Project Gutenberg

All li, John—you collar-um that peller bullock one more time, me manhandle you; pull-um off you dud; tie-um you on ant-bed, allee same spread-eagle; cut-um off you eye-lid; likee do long-a China; bimeby sun jump up, roast-um you eye two-tlee day; bull-dog ant comballee, eat-um you meat, pick-um you bone; bimeby you tumble-down-die; go like-it dibil-dibil; budgeree fire long-a that peller.

From Project Gutenberg

"Budgeree!" thought the king, that was a good hat.

From Project Gutenberg