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Definition of galah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

galah

noun

/ɡəˈlɑː/

/ɡəˈlɑː/

(Australian English, informal)

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a stupid person
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Yuwaalaraay (an Aboriginal language of New South Wales).

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