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Definition of jilleroo in US English: jilleroo(also jillaroo) nounˌjiləˈro͞oˌjiləˈro͞o Australian informal A young woman working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience. Example sentencesExamples - These gatherings allow the young jackeroos and jilleroos, and other rural youth, to ‘let off steam’ which usually means getting as ‘drunk as skunks’.
- For the jackeroos and jilleroos on their four days off it is just beginning.
- There you will be instructed in and practice some of the skills used by jackeroos and jilleroos.
- So here are a few shots of jilleroos doing their thing.
- Also in the bush are jackeroos and jilleroos - cowboys and cowgirls.
- I spent a year in Australia as an exchange student, spending most of my time as a jilleroo (cattle hand).
Origin1940s: from the given name Jill, on the pattern of jackeroo. Definition of jilleroo in US English: jilleroo(also jillaroo) nounˌjiləˈro͞o Australian informal A young woman working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience. Example sentencesExamples - These gatherings allow the young jackeroos and jilleroos, and other rural youth, to ‘let off steam’ which usually means getting as ‘drunk as skunks’.
- There you will be instructed in and practice some of the skills used by jackeroos and jilleroos.
- For the jackeroos and jilleroos on their four days off it is just beginning.
- Also in the bush are jackeroos and jilleroos - cowboys and cowgirls.
- So here are a few shots of jilleroos doing their thing.
- I spent a year in Australia as an exchange student, spending most of my time as a jilleroo (cattle hand).
Origin1940s: from the given name Jill, on the pattern of jackeroo. |