refidex

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Definition of refidex

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noun

  1. (Australia, informal)Any street directory.
    “And with a refidex in the glovebox, she couldn't see any huge problems.”
    “The refidex shows that Clayfield and Hendra are 500 metres apart, and "Airport" and "Eagle Farm" are 1.1km apart.”
    “The meetings themselves are held in Hawken Building at UQ (building 50 on the campus refidexes), and the next one will be Saturday week.”
    “I'm driving, Kristy's navigating. For somebody who isn't used to reading a refidex she does a damn fine job.”
    “Even when UBD (Universal Business Directory’s) bought out Refidex, they continued to put Refidex on the front cover. Actually any street directory to a Brisbanite is a “refidex”.”

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Etymology

From the name (Refidex) of a particular brand of street directory, possibly from a blend of reference + index.

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