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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.

12.3.11 Origin of Taswegian [ZS]

Tasway n, {Colloq.} Tasmania [backformation from TASWEGIAN by analogy
with {Norwegian} adj, from {Norway}
Taswegian n -> Tasmanian [TAS(MANIAN) + {-wegian} (by analogy with
{Norwegian, Glaswegian,} etc.)]

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