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Baggy Green

Definition of Baggy Green

noun

trademark
  • a green cap worn by Australian Test cricketers, traditionally awarded to mark a player’s first appearance for the team:he first donned the Baggy Green in the 1984 Boxing Day Test against the West Indies Australians do not like losers, especially when they are wearing the treasured Baggy Green
  • informal an Australian Test cricketer:with his talent, there’s no reason why he won’t join other Baggy Greens who have become household names over the years
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