around about

English

Adverb

around about (not comparable)

1. (Australia, informal) Nearly; approximately.
   • 2009 March 6, The Daily Telegraph‎^[1]:

     We had around about a dozen workers called out and they worked through to about 6 o'clock this morning doing repairs.

   • 2021 June 28, Marcus O'Dean, Sporting Shooter‎^[2]:

     I quickly settled myself on my backside as a fox playfully chased a grasshopper around about fifty metres away.

   • 2018, Jenny Martens, QShelter‎^[3]:

     I grew up knowing only Aboriginal culture because my Grandfather died when I was around about ten years old.

Synonyms

• around, about