Short for roustabout:
A roustabout is a labourer typically performing temporary, unskilled work. The term has traditionally been used to refer to traveling-circus workers or oil rig workers.
In popular culture, the term roustie has been used in the HBO television show Carnivàle.
A roustabout is a labourer typically performing temporary, unskilled work. The term has traditionally been used to refer to traveling-circus workers or oil rig workers.
In popular culture, the term roustie has been used in the HBO television show Carnivàle.
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1. the refinery hired three new roustabouts.
2. (in a superior british accent)
You, sir, are a gregarious, tobacco chewing roustabout!
2. (in a superior british accent)
You, sir, are a gregarious, tobacco chewing roustabout!
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