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  • proper noun Australian slang Fremantle, a seaport in Western Australia.

Etymologies

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From Fremantle +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

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Examples

  • I'm planning on being in Freo early on Saturday and catching up with babalon_93 for dessert before going to the Dungeons and Dragon's movie screening:)

    November 3rd, 2005 mynxii 2005

  • Beneath Hill 60 - Aiming to be another big release for 2010, this film from Jeremy Sims whose Last Train to Freo features one of the most bizarre gay subplots of the '00s stars Brendan Cowell, Gyton Grantley, Jacqueline Mackenzie, Steve LeMarquand, Aden Young and Anthony Hayes.

    The Australian Films of 2010 Glenn Dunks 2010

  • Life feels pretty good in Freo, even if a swimmer was taken by a shark at Cottesloe Beach yesterday morning.

    Journal for 8 November Alex Allan 2009

  • About 7. 15am, pushing hard around Nedlands on our way back to Freo.

    Journal for 12 March 2001 Alex Allan 2009

  • But they did thankfully find some time to enjoy themselves in and around Freo and with trips to Rottnest etc.

    Journal For 5 April 2001 Alex Allan 2009

  • It's in a pretty typical Freo suburban street, with a mixture of new and old houses, in a variety of styles.

    Journal for 8 November Alex Allan 2009

  • Further evidence of this was the inclusion of Last Train to Freo, the directorial debut of actor Jeremy Sims.

    GreenCine Daily: New Zealand Dispatch. 2007

  • Katie arrives - exhibiting more sympathy - and drives me to casualty in Freo.

    Journal for 12 March 2001 Alex Allan 2009

  • This same difference is what builds up the tension of films like Last Train to Freo.

    GreenCine Daily: New Zealand Dispatch. 2007

  • Winter in Freo, and life has settled into a quieter routine - hence fewer things to record in this journal.

    Journal for 14 June 2001 Alex Allan 2009

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