Pitt Street farmer
noun · first attested 20th century
Each Australian capital has its own version of the insult, keyed to its main business street.
Australian term for a city professional who owns rural land without working it, often for the tax treatment.
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Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Pitt Street
- In English
Pitt Street farmer
Pitt Street is the spine of Sydney's business district, so the phrase locates the farmer at his desk rather than on his land. Melbourne says Collins Street farmer and Brisbane says Queen Street farmer for exactly the same person. The tag carries the suggestion that the property is held for tax reasons and run by someone else.