galah

Definitions


[ɡəˈlɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small Australian cockatoo with a grey back and rosy pink head and underparts

- a stupid person


Phrases:
- as mad as a gum tree full of galahs
- make a galah of oneself

Origin:
mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales)




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