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Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 67: The ancient tension between rock-choppers (Catholics) and Anglos.at anglo, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 67: The ancient tension between rock-choppers (Catholics) and Anglos. Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 174: Neither of us could imagine being surrounded by ankle-biters (Australian for small children) .at ankle-biter (n.) under ankle, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 116: [...] an effort to sound as if I, like he, came from the back of Bourke.at back of Bourke under back, adv.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 187: ‘You beaut’ is an Australianism, archaic by now, expressing enthusiasm, over-the-top approval.at you beaut! (excl.) under beaut, n.1
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 208: The Woodbine, the english working-class cigarette par excellence, the no-frills, no-filter gasper.at gasper, n.
(con. 1940s) Things I Didn’t Know (2007) n.p.: ‘Victory Girls’ who hung around the pubs [...] of Melbourne, picking up American G.I.s.at V-girl, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 171: Basically, though, it was an upscale sly-grog joint. Vadim had an under-the counter stock of red wine [...] vodka, passable brandy and drinkable Scotch.at sly-grog, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 130: The somewhat monotonous but reliable company of Mrs. Hand and her five ever-willing daughters.at Mrs Hand (and her five daughters) (n.) under Mrs, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 131: That round certainly went to Old Scratch.at old Scratch (n.) under old, adj.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 116: Calling someone a Pommy, a bloody Pom, or a Pommy bastard was [...] a form of preemptive condescension.at pommie, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 67: The ancient tension between rock-choppers (Catholics) and Anglos.at rockchopper (n.) under rock, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 116: Whatcha call yerself, shitface!at shitface, n.1
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 187: A well-to-do accountant who lived in the ‘silvertail’ suburb of Vaucluse.at silvertail, adj.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 206: The Major [...] paid cash on the nail for it, without his usual haggling, from a thick ‘softy’ – a roll of notes.at softy, n.2
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 184: It was their [i.e. the press] standard performance to give him stick.at give someone (some) stick (v.) under stick, n.
Things I Didn’t Know (2007) 182: The yob private who was the other half of his team slammed the massive tailgate door on his hand.at yob, n.
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