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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Noun. Sydney-sider (plural Sydney-siders) A native or inhabitant of Sydney, Australia.

mainly Australian a resident of Sydney

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g255055-i120-k571585-If_someone_from_Sydney_is_a_Sydneysider_what_are_the_rest-Australia.html

Everyone seems to agree they're Sydney-dwellers, but no one ever addresses the "sider" part. WTF is a sider, and what would be the other side? (since 'sides' imply at least two dimensions)

"I'm not a Sydney-sider, I'm a ______-sider..." What goes in the blank?

Melbournian in Sydney "I'm happy to be heading back to Melbourne today,"

Sydneysider "Melbourne sucks, I can't stand it. It's really funny how Melbournians think we have a chip on our shoulder, the way they see it, you'd think all we ever do is complain about Melbourne!"

Is Melbourne the "other side", and if so, why is it not called Melbourne-sider? I've only occasionally tried to pry answers out of Ozites over the past 15 years or so, but haven't yet been able to find one that knows what this is about. Maybe I need to contact the underground in Coober Pedy.

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[–] Tsilent_Tsunami 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I might actually call the Ozonian Embassy, since no one I've ever asked has been able to explain wtf is up with that term, or how it even makes sense. My suspicion is that it's directly related to the difficulty Aussies have with language, but even they must have some way of making sense of it?

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[–] lord_nougat ago 

Or take it up with the Australian consulate!