Used throughout New Zealand and a large part of Australia as an all round term for a (tobacco) cigarette.
Despite my most concerted efforts, I have yet to find an acceptable etymology for this word. I can only surmise that it has been lost in the Mists Of Time.
Despite my most concerted efforts, I have yet to find an acceptable etymology for this word. I can only surmise that it has been lost in the Mists Of Time.
by Tama Boyle February 6, 2007
Get the durriemug. (often, 'Durry')
Generic term for a cigarette in the Antipodeas, esp. Australia.
Short for 'Bull Durham' - an old brand of rolling tobacco.
"David Bradley, Australian Journal of Linguistics (1989) suggests that it may be derived from a widely used brand of loose tobacco used for roll-your-owns, Bull Durham, clipped and resuffixed with the most productive suffix for forming new colloquial words in Australian English."
Source: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DICTIONARY CENTRE
Generic term for a cigarette in the Antipodeas, esp. Australia.
Short for 'Bull Durham' - an old brand of rolling tobacco.
"David Bradley, Australian Journal of Linguistics (1989) suggests that it may be derived from a widely used brand of loose tobacco used for roll-your-owns, Bull Durham, clipped and resuffixed with the most productive suffix for forming new colloquial words in Australian English."
Source: AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL DICTIONARY CENTRE
by Josh23 March 9, 2008
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Get the durriesmug. by johnnygun August 21, 2009
Get the Durrymug. Cigarette, Australian saying, commonly used in Queensland, sometimes not understood in other parts of Australia.
by jamesbrown April 22, 2003
Get the Durriesmug. Australian term for cigarette.
sometimes spelt with a y instead of an ie.
The term durrie is generally used by people in the Australian Defence force.
sometimes spelt with a y instead of an ie.
The term durrie is generally used by people in the Australian Defence force.
by Kiewwa54 November 4, 2008
Get the Durrie.mug.