blackfella
nounEtymology
From black + fella.
Definitions
Alternative form of blackfellow.
- When it came to blackfellas the [Aborigines Protection] Board had the final say. It was as if the blackfellas were their property, and the Board could do with them as they saw fit.
- A blackfella and a whitefella are sitting at the bar. The whitefella says to the blackfella eh boss, whadya reckon? The blackfella says since you ask, I consider it a metaphor of the historic case of the Coorong massacre of 1840.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA