Meaning of Refugee Regatta | Babel Free

Definitions

An influx of illegal immigrants or refugees attempting to enter the country by sea; an influx of boat people.

Australia, colloquial, offensive, slang

Examples

“1983, Redgum, Caught In The Act, song, on the album Caught in the Act, Get⟳ an Esky, fill⟳ it full of cans, get⟳ your dope, go down to the beach, roll a big spliff about that long sit⟳ on the beach at sunset, have⟳ a few cans, and watch⟳ what they call⟳ up in Darwin the Refugee Regatta.”

“We grew up in a household where every Asian was a Gook. Dad served in Vietnam. We went to school with Dagos, boat loads of Slopes arrived in Darwin in the "Refugee Regatta", and when I was in Malaysia the locals were known to us as Bongos, or Rock Apes.”

CEFR level