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[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) Jan. 5/3: He has entered for Sydney’s Best Beer-Guzzler title and is flat out to clinch a place in the finals.
at beer-guzzler (n.) under beer, n.
[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) vi. 3/2: Four slices of slightly mouldy pork-fritz.
at fritz, n.1
[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) Dec. 3/4: Found sun-baking in a small shed near Bandywhallop [AND].
at sunbake, v.
[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxvi. 6/1: Now the basic type of booze, and that which induces the most popular result (gets you molly the monk) is – wait for it – beer.
at molly (the monk), adj.
[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) viii 2: It was called a gas party, probably because so many of them were ‘on the bugle’, as we say back in Snake Gully.
at snake gully (n.) under snake, n.1
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xli 4/4: tingaling: Ring (jewellery).
at ting-a-ling, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxii 6/1: armour float: Coat.
at I’m afloat, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxii 6/1: air raider: The worst type of female. An arguer, sometimes a screamer, but always a pest.
at air-raider (n.) under air raid, v.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/1: ginger ale: Bail.
at ginger ale, n.
[Aus] Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv. 6/1: Ginger ale, bail. Tail. Shortened to ginger when meant tail. ‘I got the coppers on my ginger.’ [AND].
at on someone’s ginger under ginger ale, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxii 6/1: alf: A stupid person.
at alf, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxiv 4/5: fleas and itches: Movies. Pictures, a hangover from the bughouse days.
at fleas and itches, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxii 6/1: bass and flinder: Window.
at bass and flinders, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxii 7/1: bread and jam: Tram.
at bread and jam, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxiv 4/5: froth and bubble: Trouble.
at froth and bubble, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/2: ham and eggs: Legs.
at ham and eggs, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxviii 10/2: pork and bean: Queen. Also a feminine homosexual.
at pork and bean, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xli 4/2: tea and sugar bandit: A petty thief. Usually the type of person who is too lazy to work and too frightened to steal large quantities of other peoples’ goods.
at tea and sugar bandit (n.) under tea-and-sugar, adj.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xli 4/4: to and fro: Moustache.
at to and fro, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xliii 11/3: you and mes: Vegetable peas.
at you and me, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/1: gay: A [...] party from rhyming slang, gay and hearty.
at gay and hearty, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/2: hammer and tack: Back.
at hammer and tack, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxvi 4/2: near and far: Car.
at near and far, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxiv 4/4: ducks and geese: Police. Shortened to ‘duck and’.
at ducks and geese, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxiv 4/5: frog and toad: Road.
at frog (and toad), n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxv 6/2: horse and donk: Wine. Rhyming slang for plonk, a cheap wine.
at horse and donk, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xl 4/5: skin and blister: Sister.
at skin-and-blister, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xxxix 4/5: steak and kidney: Sydney.
at steak and kidney, n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xliii 11/2: whistle and flutes: Boots.
at whistle (and flute), n.
[Aus] ‘Whisper All Aussie Dict.’ in Kings Cross Whisper (Sydney) xli 4/3: thick and thin: [...] gin.
at thick and thin, n.
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