English Dictionary

Aussie salute

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɒzi səˈl(j)uːt/

名詞

オーストラリア英語 ユーモラス文体

(Australia, humorous) The act of waving a hand in front of the face to flick away flies (particularly bush flies, Musca vetustissima).

日本語の意味

オーストラリア特有のユーモラスな表現で、顔の前で手を振ってハエ（特にブッシュフライ、Musca vetustissima）を払いのける行為

At the barbecue, Ellie executed an expert Aussie salute to fend off the persistent bush flies.

バーベキューで、エリーはしつこいブッシュフライを追い払うために、熟練のオーストラリア流のハエ払いの仕草を披露した。

意味（1）

(Australia, humorous) The act of waving a hand in front of the face to flick away flies (particularly bush flies, Musca vetustissima).

https://books.google.com/books?id=9-8EkIhxeK0C&pg=PA46 page 46 Even the stuffy diplomats of Canberra, the nation's federal capital, seem to drop their normal besuited reserve to wave what has laughingly become known as the Aussie salute. But expressing a jovial liking for their fellow men is not what these antipodeans are doing: they are swatting flies. … https://books.google.com/books?id=9-8EkIhxeK0C&pg=PA47 page 47 Proving that the introduced beetles are affecting bushfly numbers at this early stage is an even more difficult task (the diplomats of Canberra are still waving the Aussie salute).

Aussie salutes （ plural ）