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Is "convict" a common word to refer to an Australian? (I heard it somewhere... I'm aware it's derogatory)
Is "convict" a common word to refer to an Australian? (I heard it somewhere... I'm aware it's derogatory)
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I've never heard it used. WE'd say Aussie. I think the refernce to convict is because way back when Australia was first settled there was a penal colony.
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@Darryl1 Absolutely not. I have never in my life understood the word "convict" as anything other than a prisoner. I have never heard of it to refer to an Australian. Perhaps you are misremembering?
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