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southerner
derogatory term used in North Queensland to suggest people living south of the Tropic of Capricorn are ignorant and/or self-important: Southerners! (Frequently used to denigrate Canberra or Brisbane politicians). Compare Mexican.
Contributor's comments: Also used in FNQ. Not ALWAYS derogatory.
southerner
a person with a southern European background with a darker complexion. (from Malta, Greece, southern Italy.): Look at that southerner over there.