rammy rousers n.
(Aus.) trousers.
Duke Tritton’s Letter n.p.: So I threw off my Barrel Of Fat, Dicky Dirt, Rammy Rousers and Daisy Roots, and dived into the Mother and Daughter. | ||
Sport (Adelaide) 5 July 9/2: Dick was too tight to lend Rattle a pin [...] to pin up his rammys . | ||
West. Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA) 6 July 17/1: Hubby [...] pulled a pair of ‘rammy rousers’ over his pyjamas. | ||
Star (Marion, OH) 31 July 6/8: In the original ‘round the houses’ was trousers, which the Americans or Australians turned into ‘ripsy-rousers.’. | in||
Crime in S. Afr. 105: His ‘stovies’ or his ‘rammies’ are, of course, his narrow-bottomed trousers. | ||
Learn to Talk Old Jack Lang 19: So I threw off my barrel of fat, dicky dirt, rammy rousers and daisy roots, and dived into the mother and daughter. | ||
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