Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Collins Street squatter n.

[Collins Street, the centre of Melbourne + SAusE squatter, a grazier]

(Aus.) a man, usu. a youth, who frequents bars, cafés etc for no other reason than meeting his friends, gossiping and wasting time.

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posting at Republic of Pemberley 4 Feb. 🌐 Isn’t a ‘Collins street squatter’ Aussie slang? It was described to me as a drugstore cowboy.