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Mateship 

Australian in origin; to abandon your citizens overseas during a global pandemic and then threaten them with jail time if they try to return back home
Australia's COVID response has been an excellent demonstration of mateship.
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Mateship 

Australian way of friendship, but is greater than friendship. It is treating people equally, regardless of race, gender, creed, religion, etc, and isn't shallow.
I don't want a friendship with you, I want us to have a mateship.
Mateship by Desert Paintbrush October 22, 2010

mateship 

A bond between australian men that runs deep - very deep!
I would like to mateship you
mateship by Johan1991 January 23, 2009

Mateship 

1. A relationship similar to friendship, but beyond. An unbreakable bond between two people regardless of sex, age, race, religion etc. Particularly used in reference to Australians and the Australian Military.

2. (On occasion) Relationship of two friends which includes regular sex (both casual and ranked competitive). Most usually between males.
1. It was their Mateship that kept him going on.
2. It was their Mateship that kept him going on.
Mateship by Chrithpynator April 5, 2021

A Booger In The Nose Of Progress 

Anything that impedes or otherwise interferes with a process going forward.
"Militarily, that inquest was a booger in the nose of progress."

or

"As far as human rights are concerned, this political infighting is a booger in the nose of progress."
Word of the Day on June 2, 2026

🤡🫵🏻

How to say "you're an idiot/clown" using only emojis.
Person 1: Insert completely incorrect and/or idiotic statement here
Person 2: 🤡🫵🏻
Word of the Day on June 1, 2026