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A Perth who was born in or lives in Perth, Western Australia.
"I'm a proud Perthian, I was born and raised there"
perthian by kitta April 14, 2004
- Noun (pl. Perthians) (Less commonly, Perthite)

A native or inhabitant of Perth, Western Australia.

Inaccurately perceived by foreigners as being a progressive and trendy individual (their city, incidentally, consistently ranks amongst the world's most livable), The Perthian is (more correctly) stereotyped by other Australians as unsophisticated and bogan, to a level almost on par with that of the average Queenslander.

- Adjective

Of, or relating to Perth (Western Australia).
1.
Perthian: "I may not be able to read and write, but I'm a Perthian, and proud of it!"
Non-Perthian Australian: "... But being a Perthian's not something to be proud of..."
Non-Perthian Australian 2: "... And what happened to your cultural cringe, are you guys even Australian or what?"
<Non-Perthians share an uneasy look>

2.
Non-Perthian Australian 1: "Mate, get a load of all the ugg boots, flannel shirts and young teenage mums pushing prams"
Non-Perthian Australian 2: "Indeed, one could say the atmosphere here is very… Perthian…"
<Both snigger>
Perthian by Charlemagne1993 April 26, 2014
The worlds amazing person on earth. They are generous. But if you treat them like shit they would have a death note ready for you.
Omg she is printha

parinthian 

He’s a parinthian for smoking my weed
parinthian by Gibsontonbitch November 17, 2021
The unofficial name for people that come from the city of Perth, in south western Australia.
He is such a bogan, he must be a Perthian.
Perthian by aeroplanesdotcomdotau December 25, 2014

printhini 

(Prin-thee-knee): noun- Someone who is very intelligent, organized and passionate about their lifestyles and/or experiences hobbies. They’re known to be the “life of the party” of which many people cherish the persona. Many would categorize the persona as a “badass” or “savage”, someone who is very full of life, or excitement and hype which many would prefer to hang out with . Someone who is extremely “daddy, daddy goals”, a slang term used to describe someone very “hot”. When the person starts to care for someone new, they’d start to get very caring and loving towards the person and would get quite over protective, it would be quite different to suddenly lose the person and have then leave your life. The persona is also known to be very supportive towards your decisions and acts though, would stop you to ensure you’re protected and are not doing something that could lead to devastating endings. Someone who acts the best towards you so they do not become afraid of losing someone. The term could be used when describing someone rather extremely attractive.
Person 1: “Zac Efron is so daddy.”

Person 2: “You mean he’s like....so Printhini?”

Person 1: “Well yeah, duh!”

Ex. 2;
“Person 1: Oh my god, I’m so excited to get married. My bride is so perfect, she’s got the looks, so intelligent, and is so caring and beautiful.”

Person 2: “Wow, I guess she’s all that. Your lucky to have a girl, I guess you can describe as a Printhini.”

Ex. 3;
Person 1: “I’m so done with girls.”

Person 2: “No, you just don’t have the right girl, need a Printhini.”
printhini by UrbanDictionaryUSA January 6, 2018
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28 hours and 4 clubs later, gurning for england but still refusing to go home - a total wrongun!!
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square grouper

Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
"Base we've got some square groupers floating outside of Miami harbor."
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