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sandgroper


Used to describe a person from Western Australia: Are you a sandgroper?

Contributor's comments: Used a lot in Victoria, I've also heard it in NSW and Qld. I thought it was common all round Australia.

Contributor's comments: Used by everyone! Sandgropers comes from the era of the mining boom, gold, where West Australians were groping sand to find precious metals etc.