spearo
Australian slang for a spearfisher — someone who hunts fish underwater using a speargun or pole spear, typically while freediving.
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Australian slang for a spearfisher — someone who hunts fish underwater using a speargun or pole spear, typically while freediving. Spearos are a distinct tribe in Australian coastal culture: they tend to know the reef better than most, have strong opinions about sustainable fishing, and will happily spend an hour in the ocean before breakfast. The '-o' suffix is quintessentially Australian, doing what it does to every noun it touches — making it feel like a mate rather than a title.
He's been a spearo since he was a teenager and can hold his breath for nearly three minutes on a good day.
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(Australia, slang) A spearfisher.
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