hat, black

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


slang for a new immigrant.

1887. R. M. Praed, `Longleat of Kooralbyn,' c. xxviii. p. 277:

«Lord! if I were Mr. Dyson Maddox, I'd never let it be saidthat a black hat had cut me out sweetheartin'.»

1890. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. iii. p. 21:

«A `black hat' in Australian parlance means a new arrival.»

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