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[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] He didn’t muck around. ‘You better come and see me’.
at muck about, v.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘The next time your no-good son-in-law comes round [...] puttin’ the acid on ya to cover his turf losses’.
at put the acid on (v.) under acid, n.2
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘No-one likes a smart-alec, Munro’.
at smart aleck, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Big deal! I can get that off any Yank – and not have to go all the way, neither!’.
at go all the way (v.) under all the way, adv.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] Jack was arseholed from the force.
at arsehole, v.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] [F]anning herself with the arvo Telegraph.
at arvo, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] Jack slipped him [...] some tea and baccy.
at bacca, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘He was doing a bit of backdoor stuff with some darkies’.
at back-door, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Nah mate, she’s right. I emptied the bag last night’.
at empty the bag (v.) under bag, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] He’d just dropped his strides to put on a clean pair of ball-catchers.
at ball-catchers (n.) under balls, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] He started to bar up under the towel as she stood in front of him. ‘Like what you see?’.
at bar up (v.) under bar, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Big deal! I can get that off any Yank – and not have to go all the way, neither!’.
at big deal!, excl.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] [I]f he jumped out waving a gun at cops [...] he might end up in the big house.
at big house, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] [H]e’d picked up a few pointers from King Billy, the tracker who went out with him to bring in Myalls [...] His real name was baccy Billy Murri.
at King Billy, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] A Yank officer dropping off some bint after a big night.
at bint, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Soup, you old bludger, gettin’ a bit?’ ‘Every day, bastard face’.
at bit, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] Blind Freddy could see she didn’t give a stuff about this clown.
at blind Freddie, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] [A] lime-filled mass grave of clerical by-blows was to be found behind the walls of a New Farm nunnery.
at by-blow, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Soup, you old bludger, gettin’ a bit?’.
at bludger, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] There were a few bods still outside.
at bod, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘[I]t looked all tickety-boo on the outside, but when you opened it up, it was all just shit an’ rubbish?’.
at tickety-boo, adj.
[Aus] G.S. Manson (con. 1943) Coorparoo Blues [ebook] No point smellin’ like a nancy boy.
at nancy boy, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] He walked towards South Brissie station.
at Brizzie, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] It was as humid as buggery.
at as buggery (adv.) under buggery, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] The bulls had his number – some bastard had shopped him – and he was done for if they nabbed him.
at bull, n.5
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘[T]hem young bucks are two-minute shooters anyway. The old bull’s got a bit more lift-power’.
at bull, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] [H]e also looked away far too quick when he cased Jack coming in.
at case, v.1
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Hey, you that guy from the cathouse las’ night’.
at cat-house, n.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘Need a bit of chocolate milk, do ya?’.
at chocolate milk (n.) under chocolate, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1943) G.S. Manson Coorparoo Blues [ebook] ‘You got me?’ ‘Clear as mud, sport,’ he grunted.
at clear as mud (adj.) under clear, adj.1
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