strine

[ strahyn ]

noun

, Informal.

1. Australian English.

Strine

/ straɪn /

noun

1. a humorous transliteration of Australian pronunciation, as in Gloria Soame for glorious home

Word History and Origins

Origin of strine¹

1964; jocular representation of the supposed pronunciation of Australian by uneducated Australian speakers

Word History and Origins

Origin of strine¹

C20: a jocular rendering, coined by Alastair Morrison, of the Australian pronunciation of Australian

Example Sentences

Before that, the role was held by Michael Strine, who retired from the bank in early 2021 after taking the role in July 2015.

From Reuters

Leo Strine Jr., former chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and former chancellor of the Chancery Court, is corporate counsel at Wachtell.

From Washington Post

Will also formerly clerked for Strine.

From Washington Post

The other is Leo Strine, a former Chancellor of the Delaware Chancery Court with 20 years of experience as a judge in the state’s courts, ending with a stint as the Chief Justice of its state Supreme Court before he joined the firm in 2020.

From The Verge

The group includes the former S.E.C. chairs Harvey Pitt, who was appointed by George W. Bush, and Mary Schapiro, who was appointed by Barack Obama, along with top legal experts like Leo Strine Jr., the former chief justice of Delaware’s Supreme Court, and Lucian Bebchuk, a corporate law professor at Harvard.

From New York Times