Definition of Queen Street in English:

Queen Street

noun

Australian derogatory, informal

usually as modifier Used allusively to refer to a rich person from the city who dabbles in rural life for fun or profit.
being a Queen Street farmer complete with a hobby orchard was not for me
Example sentencesExamples
- I dismissed the idea consoling myself with the thought that all farmers must start in a modest way, except possibly the Queen Street blokes.
- My colleague Doug is very well-known as a farmer, unlike others on that committee who are "Queen Street farmers".
- Local men describe themselves as a 'good honest bunch of real men, not plastic like your Queen Street fellas'.
- Sometimes I felt like a Queen Street cowboy, one of those blokes who comes out to the country from the city and gets all done up in cowboy gear when he hasn't even seen a horse, let alone ridden one.
- Very low employment to profit ratio and a high level of mechanization means massive profits for a handful of Queen Street cockies.
- The bodies of the Queen Street fellas are trim, lithe, and flexible.
- 'Rural kiwi blokehood' appears to be giving way to the 'plastic Queen Street fellas'.
- Harry wants to retire and become a Queen Street farmer.
- Is it in order for a member to refer to another member as a Queen Street farmer and expect the latter to remain silent?
- The possibility of converting income into tax-free capital gains was greater in fanning than elsewhere—the major attraction for Queen Street farmers.

Origin

Late 19th century: from the name of a major street in the business district of Brisbane.

词汇	Queen Street
释义	Definition of Queen Street in English: Queen Street noun Australian derogatory, informal usually as modifier Used allusively to refer to a rich person from the city who dabbles in rural life for fun or profit. being a Queen Street farmer complete with a hobby orchard was not for me Example sentencesExamples I dismissed the idea consoling myself with the thought that all farmers must start in a modest way, except possibly the Queen Street blokes. My colleague Doug is very well-known as a farmer, unlike others on that committee who are "Queen Street farmers". Local men describe themselves as a 'good honest bunch of real men, not plastic like your Queen Street fellas'. Sometimes I felt like a Queen Street cowboy, one of those blokes who comes out to the country from the city and gets all done up in cowboy gear when he hasn't even seen a horse, let alone ridden one. Very low employment to profit ratio and a high level of mechanization means massive profits for a handful of Queen Street cockies. The bodies of the Queen Street fellas are trim, lithe, and flexible. 'Rural kiwi blokehood' appears to be giving way to the 'plastic Queen Street fellas'. Harry wants to retire and become a Queen Street farmer. Is it in order for a member to refer to another member as a Queen Street farmer and expect the latter to remain silent? The possibility of converting income into tax-free capital gains was greater in fanning than elsewhere—the major attraction for Queen Street farmers. Origin Late 19th century: from the name of a major street in the business district of Brisbane.
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