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[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 41: With a grief-stricken howl of ‘Me only boshter taw,’ he leaped for Bulljo.
at boshter, adj.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 165: Peter had to cover his confusion by saying ‘Pigs to you’ as he went out kicking the door.
at pig’s arse!, excl.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 177: By crips, Trix is the bonzerest absolutely girl that ever was.
at bonzer, adj.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 31: Kickin’ buckets means a bloke pegged out.
at kick the bucket, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 20: You clear outer this, Bufflehead Mufflehead; yer ain’t wanted, see?
at bufflehead, n.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 148: So Michael proved it after school by bulling up to Elsie Coote and saying truculently, ‘You an’ me’s doin’ a knock, so don’t you forget it’.
at bull up (v.) under bull, v.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 235: ‘Went grand,’ he was assured. ‘A ding-dong go — best fight of the season.’.
at ding-dong, adj.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 169: Conkey Mender! Is he on for Trix?
at on for, phr.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 152: Peter took out his ging to make a show of catapulting a stone at a non-existent bird.
at ging, n.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 170: He’s got a bit of a Jewey nose.
at Jewy, n.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 167: By jings, I was the one.
at jings!, excl.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 167: Y’oughter seen me, the way I up and done a knock as easy as sittin’ here. By jings I was the one. Here’s me, sittin’ up with me arm round her [...] and here’s me sayin’ ‘How’s it up for a kiss? [Ibid.] 217: He’s done a knock with her.
at do a knock with (v.) under knock, n.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 107: Yer must think your old man’s King Muck.
at Lord Muck (n.) under muck, n.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 168: You’d up an’ say ‘By jings [...] it packs football easy!’.
at pack, v.2
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee (1977) 98: Moreover, he pinged Bunky Rodgers for harnessing his very own poodle to a go-cart.
at ping, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee (1977) 113: With his blow-pipe he spattered it, and with his shot-ging he pinged it.
at ping, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 10: What-oh, Stinker, how you poppin’ up? [Ibid.] 212: Whato, Doll, how yer poppin’?
at how are you popping (up)? under pop, v.1
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 168: She’d say ‘Rybuck’ or somethin’.
at ryebuck!, excl.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 181: Taunts began to hurtle [...] ‘Who’s a stinkin’ skite?’.
at skite, n.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 75: Strike yer breath you don’t go back on it.
at strike one’s breath (v.) under strike, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 201: He went to school that afternoon, though he intended to spend it a-wagging.
at wag, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 208: Peter wagged it for a week.
at wag it (v.) under wag, v.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 54: I am not let to speak to you for a week. ‘Why ain’t you?’ demanded Waldo. ‘Because the old woman’s got it in for me about old Poulter,’ said Bill. ‘Hard scran,’ said Waldo.
at hard scran! (excl.) under scran, n.
[Aus] N. Lindsay Saturdee 39: ‘I been missin’ eggs for a long time,’ he told Peter. ‘Lost two willie-wagtails and a bonzer white spadger’s’.
at spadger, n.
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