Perthonality
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of Perth + personality.
Noun
[edit]Perthonality (plural Perthonalities)
- (humorous) A local celebrity within Perth, Western Australia.
- 2010 December 9, “MembersOnly: 9–15 December 2010”, in The Drum Media, number 217, Perth, WA: Street Press Australia, page 48:
- This Saturday come disco under the mistletoe to the smooth sounds of some of Perth's finest DJs, and one Perthonality who has never DJed before… Exploder a.k.a[sic] filmmaker Jimmy Jack mans ones and twos for his debut, backed up by party platterers Amnesia, Boy Crazy Stacey and Petrosex 'til 1am.
- 2018 Summer, Serena Horrocks, quotee, “A Mini Marvel”, in Marque, Northbridge, WA: Premium Publishers, page 17:
- We're currently working closely with Famous Sharron – a local ‘Perthonality’ who's very famous for ‘nothing at all’ – with tonnes of exciting bits in the pipeline for the Fringe World Festival, […]
- 2022 May 12, Michael Roddan, “Pauline Hanson pulls Spud King for WA fundraiser”, in Australian Financial Review[3]:
- Attendees, we have confirmed, included none other than the colourful Perthonality Tony Galati, better known by his royal moniker, the West Australian Spud King.