noun
General Slang
galah
guh-LAH · noun · informal
A fool; also a pink-and-grey cockatoo.
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Definitions
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A silly or foolish person; literally a rose-breasted cockatoo native to Australia.
“Stop acting like a galah and give us a hand.”
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The bird itself: a common pink-breasted, grey-backed cockatoo found across Australia.
“A flock of galahs settled noisily in the gum tree.”
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galah In A Sentence
Stop acting like a galah and give us a hand.
A flock of galahs settled noisily in the gum tree.
Origin & Usage
From the Yuwaalaraay Aboriginal name for the bird, 'gilaa'.
People Also Ask
What does galah mean in Australian slang?
Galah means a silly or foolish person; it is also the name of a pink-and-grey Australian cockatoo.
Why is a foolish person called a galah?
The galah bird is seen as loud and clownish, so calling someone a galah likens them to it.
Where does the word galah come from?
It comes from 'gilaa', the name for the bird in the Yuwaalaraay Aboriginal language.
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