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Westie (person)
Westie, or Westy, is a colloquial term used in Australian and New Zealand English to stereotypically describe residents of the Greater Western Sydney, the western suburbs of Melbourne or the West Auckland city of Waitakere (New Zealand). It may also refer as a derogatory term to people who might not live in the west of a city. An alternative term bogan is often used instead as bogan has a similar definition but does not refer to a geographical area.
==Origin and definition of the term==
The term originated, and is most often used, in relation to residents of the numerous western suburbs of Sydney, Australia, and of Auckland, New Zealand.
According to the Macquarie Dictionary, the term in Australian English now refers to people from outer suburbs and a lower socio-economic background, or to the stereotypes associated with such people.〔"Westie", Macquarie Dictionary Online Edition 2005.〕 It also states that the term has spread throughout Australia and may be used to refer to people who may not live in the western part of their city.〔 With reference to its use in Sydney, the Macquarie Book of Slang says the term is applied negatively to anyone that may live west of one's own suburb.〔("Westie" ), Macquarie Book of Slang, Macquarie Library, 2000.〕
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