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[Aus] in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at lairize, v.
[Aus] T. Hartley glossary in Simes DAUS (1993) 39/1: caser [...] a sentence of five years’ imprisonment.
at caser, n.1
, [Aus] in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at there’s corn growing for some under corn, n.1
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at hot crate (n.) under crate, n.
[Aus] T. Hartley glossary in Simes DAUS (1993) 59: A society crow is a prostitute who moves in high society. A charity crow is a girl who does not charge for her services, a type produced during the war. Similar terms are a residential crow, a bed and breakfast crow.
at crow, n.5
[Aus] T. Hartley glossary in Simes DAUS (1993) 61/1: curl the mo First rate, excellent. Usually accompanied by imitating the action of curling a moustache with the thumb and forefinger, as though one were accepting applause.
at curl-the-mo, adj.
[Aus] in T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at get on to (v.) under get on, v.1
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993) 92/1: Gigging about — looking on when you should be working.
at gig, v.1
[Aus] cited in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at ginger, n.2
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993) 96/1: go through To escape, to abscond, to depart. Thus ‘He went through on bail.’ ‘He went through from a prison camp. etc.’ ‘He went through like a Bondi tram.’.
at go through, v.
[Aus] T. Hartley glossary in Simes DAUS (1993) 98/2: [...] ‘this is a grouse yarn.’ ‘Boy! Its the grouse!’ Takes on a special meaning in gaol where tobacco, tea etc is of rather poor quality so that anything smuggled in from outside is automatically known as ‘the Grouse.’ It is the most popular term of acclamation used.
at grouse, the, n.
[Aus] in T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at haste it up!, excl.
[Aus] in T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at jack, the, n.
[Aus] in T. Hartley glossary in Simes DAUS (1993).
at meat-works (n.) under meat, n.
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at meat house (n.) under meat, n.
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993).
at poss, n.
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993) 171/2: red bob A bludger on a prostitute. Abbreviation for red shilling. Prostitutes are kind hearted to men just released from jail. And it is not unusual for them to be approached for assistance. It is only necessary to say that you are just out of boob & down to the bare bones of your a-se for a prostitute to let you live with her or if she has a bludger to put you onto another who hasn’t. The belongings of a ‘red bob’ are said to be ‘a towel & a toothbrush’.
at red bob (n.) under red, adj.
[Aus] T. Hartley gloss. in Simes DAUS (1993) 178/1: sane sayne Ten shilling note.
at sane, n.
[Aus] in Simes DAUS.
at hoon, n.
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at right up one’s barrel (adj.) under barrel, n.1
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993) 19: He’s doing boob.
at do boob (v.) under boob, n.1
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at boy-buster (n.) under boy, n.2
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at brokie, n.
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993) 31/1: bump up (v intr) To urge someone to take a particular course of action; hence bumper-upper, an urger. ‘He couldn’t get a job as a bumper-upper in a brothel’, to indicate the nadir of futile incompetence.
at bumper-upper, n.
[Aus] in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at touch the can (v.) under can, n.1
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at Captain Cash (n.) under captain, n.
, [Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at condy boy (n.) under condy’s, the, n.
, [Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at come crook (v.) under crook, adj.
[Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993) 80: fang [...] The penis. ‘He hit her with the fang.’ ‘First thing I do when I get out is bury the fang.’.
at fang, n.
, [Aus] ‘No. 35’ Argot in G. Simes DAUS (1993).
at juicy fruit, n.2
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