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[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 12: He had joined the Battalion on its return from Libya, replacing Daniels who had copped a bundle at Derna aerodrome.
at cop a bundle (v.) under cop a..., v.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 17: ‘Enjoying yourself?’ ‘Like a flea in a honeymooner’s bed.’.
at like a..., phr.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 8: You have other girl, I think. You jigajig her today, then you jigajig me tonight.
at jig-a-jig, v.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 13: ‘Cop a slew of that bint.’ ‘God! How horrible!’.
at cop a slew (v.) under cop a..., v.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 70: I’d been knocking about the bush, jumping trains to chase jobs.
at knock about, v.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 297: One hundred ackers. Come on, shake the moths outa ya purse.
at acker, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 48: There were fookall roads which didn’t make much difference because they had fookall transport.
at fuck-all, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 286: ‘Gawd,’ Slim whispered hungeringly. ‘Get the brace and bits on her, will you!’.
at brace and bits, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 131: There’s no place for any more, not even a few odds and sods like us.
at odds and sods, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 166: Well, I don’t go ’im [...] He’s a real out-an’-outer if you ask me.
at out-and-outer, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 257: Fookin’ ’ell! D’jou see that fookin’ Taffy? A right tear-arse, ’e were!
at tear-arse, n.2
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 147: Pig’s arse! You let us over-sleep.
at pig’s arse!, excl.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 123: But if they were so barearse, like you say, why did they send us to Greece at all?
at bare-arsed, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 148: Well, have a look for yourself, ya smart-arsed little sod!
at smart-arsed, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 76: Not like our ragged-arsed army.
at ragged-arsed, adj.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 294: ‘Conspicuous arseholes!’ Gunner flung himself back in his chair exasperatedly.
at arseholes! (excl.) under arsehole, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 87: Now you just lie back an’ take it easy. Ya got a homer, mate, you arsey bastard.
at arsey, adj.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 48: Driving off with the British Tommy’s usual injunction to ‘give ’em fook, Aussie.’.
at Tommy Atkins, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 48: Driving off with the British Tommy’s usual injunction to ‘give ’em fook, Aussie’.
at Aussie, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 199: It’s no good gettin’ ya balls in a knot.
at get one’s balls in a knot (v.) under balls, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 13: You can bet your balls it wasn’t her own crowd strung her up.
at bet one’s balls (v.) under balls, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 300: ‘I’m Q.X. Queenslander.’ ‘Banana-bender, eh.’.
at banana bender (n.) under banana, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 3: Innocent – hell! She’d had more bangs than Guy Fawkes night.
at bang, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 174: They’ve got to get out of aircraft range by daylight and that means oh two hundred hours – bang on!
at bang on (adj.) under bang, adv.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 299: ‘Barred,’ shouted the ringie [...] ‘Bar that spin! All bets stand!’.
at bar, v.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 101: Sarn’t! This has gone far enough! I knew you were a barrack-room lawyer but I didn’t think you were a defeatist.
at barrack-room lawyer, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 15: Yorba was a guerilla with the manner of a clown and the instincts of a Bashi-bazouk.
at bashi-bazouk, n.
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 303: ‘G’day, Harry. Who you got there?’ ‘A bewdy, Tim! This one’s the mother-fucker of ’em all!’.
at beauty, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 14: Nine months the ’Bines have been on this lousy island and what have they got? Fuckall!
at bine, n.1
[Aus] (con. 1941) R. Beilby Gunner 4: What did it matter if she was an Egyptian bint? She was a good-looker.
at bint, n.
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