Definition of refugee regatta in English English dictionary
An illegal immigrant or refugee attempting to enter the country by sea; an immigrant of the boat people
Get an Esky, fill it full of cans, get your dope, go down to the beach, roll a big spliff about that long sit on the beach at sunset, have a few cans, and watch what they call up in Darwin the Refugee Regatta.
refugee regatta
Hyphenation
re·fu·gee re·gat·ta
Turkish pronunciation
refyuci rîgätı
Pronunciation
/ˈrefyo͞oʤē rəˈgätə/ /ˈrɛfjuːʤiː rɪˈɡɑːtə/
Etymology
() Influenced by the term regatta meaning "boat race(s)" and the fact that there are certain times of the year when major influxes of immigrants are experienced (normally the cooler months).