Definition of galah in English:

galah

noun ɡəˈlɑːɡəˈlä

1A small Australian cockatoo with a grey back and rosy pink head and underparts.
粉红凤头鹦鹉
Eulophus roseicapillus, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae)
Example sentencesExamples
- But it no longer seems the slightest bit strange in Melbourne's inner suburbs to see sulphur-crested cockatoos and galahs.
- I mean they have problems with galahs and cockatoos so this sort of balances that.
- The galah is an Australian native parrot noted for low brainpower.
- You can attract birds like eastern rosellas, king parrots, galahs and lorikeets to your garden.
- Because of today's down time with Esmeralda, it will be another day that I write about one of Australia's favourite idiots, the beautiful pink and grey galah.
2Australian informal A stupid person.
〈澳，非正式〉笨蛋
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the supporters of keeping Lismore Lake for birds was out collecting signatures for a petition when she swears, a member of the public came up and said ‘You'll keep the birds on the lake if you get rid of the galahs on the Council.’
- The Greenies are galahs too.
- The music industry event Don't Give Up Your Day Job - where music media and record company types make complete galahs of themselves in the name of charity (Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund For Children) - is back.
- Australia desperately needs a legal system that tries to stop armed robbery and other violent crimes and we'll never get it if the victims are always penalised by some galah with a wig on his head.
- But this particular road in central New South Wales is the home of the nation's slowest galahs.
Synonyms
idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

Phrases

make a galah of oneself

informal Behave in an incompetent or inappropriate way that makes one appear foolish.
I'm always making a galah of myself
Example sentencesExamples
- You're not making a galah of me, are you?
- Members are aware how difficult it is for anyone to rise in his place here and make a speech without a fair amount of preparation, that is, unless he is going to make a galah of himself.
- He made a complete galah of himself whenever he appeared in public with his striped trousers, tails and top hat.
- I'd made a complete galah of myself, but not in front of 1.5 million people.
- Music media and record company types make complete galahs of themselves in the name of charity.

(as) mad as a gum tree full of galahs

informal (of a person) completely mad or irrational; crazy.
you're as mad as a gum tree full of galahs, sliding down that hill!
Example sentencesExamples
- "She's as mad as a gum tree full of galahs," he wrote of Mandy.
- You're as mad as a gum tree full of galahs. Good luck and try and enjoy it.
- I reckon we all pretty much agree that Chris is as mad as a gum tree full of galahs but we need the people like Chris of this world.
- "Mad as a gum tree full of galahs," he stormed. "Why don't they pay cash?!"
- When they find out who hasn't turned up to play, they'll be as mad as a gum tree full of galahs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).

Rhymes

aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah

Definition of galah in US English:

galah

nounɡəˈlä

A small Australian cockatoo with a gray back and rosy pink head and underparts, abundant and regarded as a pest.
粉红凤头鹦鹉
Eulophus roseicapillus, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae)
Example sentencesExamples
- You can attract birds like eastern rosellas, king parrots, galahs and lorikeets to your garden.
- Because of today's down time with Esmeralda, it will be another day that I write about one of Australia's favourite idiots, the beautiful pink and grey galah.
- The galah is an Australian native parrot noted for low brainpower.
- But it no longer seems the slightest bit strange in Melbourne's inner suburbs to see sulphur-crested cockatoos and galahs.
- I mean they have problems with galahs and cockatoos so this sort of balances that.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).

词汇	galah
释义	Definition of galah in English: galah noun ɡəˈlɑːɡəˈlä 1A small Australian cockatoo with a grey back and rosy pink head and underparts. 粉红凤头鹦鹉 Eulophus roseicapillus, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae) Example sentencesExamples But it no longer seems the slightest bit strange in Melbourne's inner suburbs to see sulphur-crested cockatoos and galahs. I mean they have problems with galahs and cockatoos so this sort of balances that. The galah is an Australian native parrot noted for low brainpower. You can attract birds like eastern rosellas, king parrots, galahs and lorikeets to your garden. Because of today's down time with Esmeralda, it will be another day that I write about one of Australia's favourite idiots, the beautiful pink and grey galah. 2Australian informal A stupid person. 〈澳，非正式〉笨蛋 Example sentencesExamples One of the supporters of keeping Lismore Lake for birds was out collecting signatures for a petition when she swears, a member of the public came up and said ‘You'll keep the birds on the lake if you get rid of the galahs on the Council.’ The Greenies are galahs too. The music industry event Don't Give Up Your Day Job - where music media and record company types make complete galahs of themselves in the name of charity (Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund For Children) - is back. Australia desperately needs a legal system that tries to stop armed robbery and other violent crimes and we'll never get it if the victims are always penalised by some galah with a wig on his head. But this particular road in central New South Wales is the home of the nation's slowest galahs. Synonyms idiot, ass, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod Phrases make a galah of oneself informal Behave in an incompetent or inappropriate way that makes one appear foolish. I'm always making a galah of myself Example sentencesExamples You're not making a galah of me, are you? Members are aware how difficult it is for anyone to rise in his place here and make a speech without a fair amount of preparation, that is, unless he is going to make a galah of himself. He made a complete galah of himself whenever he appeared in public with his striped trousers, tails and top hat. I'd made a complete galah of myself, but not in front of 1.5 million people. Music media and record company types make complete galahs of themselves in the name of charity. (as) mad as a gum tree full of galahs informal (of a person) completely mad or irrational; crazy. you're as mad as a gum tree full of galahs, sliding down that hill! Example sentencesExamples "She's as mad as a gum tree full of galahs," he wrote of Mandy. You're as mad as a gum tree full of galahs. Good luck and try and enjoy it. I reckon we all pretty much agree that Chris is as mad as a gum tree full of galahs but we need the people like Chris of this world. "Mad as a gum tree full of galahs," he stormed. "Why don't they pay cash?!" When they find out who hasn't turned up to play, they'll be as mad as a gum tree full of galahs. Origin Mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales). Rhymes aargh, Accra, afar, ah, aha, aide-mémoire, ajar, Alcazar, are, Armagh, armoire, Artois, au revoir, baa, bah, bar, barre, bazaar, beaux-arts, Bekaa, bête noire, Bihar, bizarre, blah, Bogotá, Bonnard, bra, cafard, café noir, Calabar, car, Carr, Castlebar, catarrh, Changsha, char, charr, cigar, comme ci comme ça, commissar, coup d'état, de haut en bas, devoir, Dhofar, Directoire, Du Bois, Dumas, Dunbar, éclat, embarras de choix, escritoire, fah, famille noire, far, feu de joie, film noir, foie gras, Fra, gar, guar, guitar, ha, hah, ha-ha, Halacha, hurrah, hussar, huzza, insofar, Invar, jar, je ne sais quoi, ka, kala-azar, Kandahar, khimar, Khorramshahr, knar, Krasnodar, Kwa, la-di-da, lah, Lehár, Loire, ma, mama, mamma, mar, Mardi Gras, ménage à trois, mirepoix, moire, nam pla, Navarre, noir, objet d'art, pa, pah, Panama, papa, par, Pará, Paraná, pas, pâté de foie gras, peau-de-soie, pietà, Pinot Noir, pooh-bah, poult-de-soie, pya, rah, registrar, Saar, Salazar, Sana'a, sang-froid, scar, schwa, Seychellois, shah, Shangri-La, shikar, ska, sol-fa, spa, spar, star, Starr, Stranraer, ta, tahr, tar, tartare, tata, tra-la, tsar, Twa, Villa, voilà, waratah, yah noun.1 phr. Definition of galah in US English: galah nounɡəˈlä A small Australian cockatoo with a gray back and rosy pink head and underparts, abundant and regarded as a pest. 粉红凤头鹦鹉 Eulophus roseicapillus, family Cacatuidae (or Psittacidae) Example sentencesExamples You can attract birds like eastern rosellas, king parrots, galahs and lorikeets to your garden. Because of today's down time with Esmeralda, it will be another day that I write about one of Australia's favourite idiots, the beautiful pink and grey galah. The galah is an Australian native parrot noted for low brainpower. But it no longer seems the slightest bit strange in Melbourne's inner suburbs to see sulphur-crested cockatoos and galahs. I mean they have problems with galahs and cockatoos so this sort of balances that. Origin Mid 19th century: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).
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