garbo2 Austral. slang.
(ˈgɑːbəʊ)
[f. garbage n. + Austral. dim. suff. -o2.]
A dustman, a collector of rubbish.
| 1953 Baker Australia Speaks iv. 105 Garbo, a garbage man. 1967 Sunday Truth (Brisbane) 19 Mar. 13/1 The wage of the ‘garbo’ is in excess of $40 a week. 1969 Sunday Mirror (Brisbane) 33 The garbos of Shrewsbury..are tired of wearing tattered jackets and trousers while emptying loads of old rubbish. 1971 Guardian 27 May 13/6 Australian garbos probably could not compete with English dustmen in the length and scale of their strikes. |