galah
/ɡəˈlɑ/
noun
- A type of Australian cockatoo with a pink chest and gray back, known for being noisy and social.
- A flock of galahs landed in the eucalyptus tree and started squawking loudly.
- The farmer shooed the galahs away from his wheat field.
- We saw a galah at the zoo; its pink feathers were very bright.
- An Australian slang term for a foolish or silly person.
- He felt like a galah when he realized he had been walking around with his shirt inside out.
- Don't be such a galah — you can't wear sandals in the snow.
- Only a galah would try to surf in a thunderstorm.