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<blockquote data-quote="Rockhunter62" data-source="post: 333964" data-attributes="member: 7504"><p>Bunyip</p><p></p><p>By the 1850s, bunyip had also become a "synonym for impostor, pretender, humbug and the like" in the broader Australian community.[1] The term bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 to describe Australians aspiring to be aristocrats. In the early 1990s, it was famously used by Prime Minister Paul Keating to describe members of the conservative Liberal Party of Australia opposition.[9][10]</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>Doug</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rockhunter62, post: 333964, member: 7504"] Bunyip By the 1850s, bunyip had also become a "synonym for impostor, pretender, humbug and the like" in the broader Australian community.[1] The term bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 to describe Australians aspiring to be aristocrats. In the early 1990s, it was famously used by Prime Minister Paul Keating to describe members of the conservative Liberal Party of Australia opposition.[9][10] Cheers Doug [/QUOTE]
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