These are new words or phrases that have caught my eye. My definition of a new word is one which is not in the Macquarie Dictionary online.
Some words seem to have more significance than others in terms of reflecting changes in the Australian culture, so I will give each word a Zeitgeist rating (ZG) within a range of 1-10.
If you disagree with the rating that I give, please argue your case in the comment field provided.
I would love you to contact me if you have made any new word discoveries of your own.
A black ops brigade or black ops crew is a small group of volunteers, usually people who live in a distract threatened by bushfire, who band together with whatever resources they have to supplement the work of the official firefighting brigade.
ZG: 7
At the moment they are probably few in number but, as we experience more hot summers with bushfires, we are likely to hear more about them.
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