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Davo’s Little Something choose

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[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 24: Kathy suggested he might like to [...] have[...] some acid. Davo was just about to tell her where she could stick her LSD.
at acid, n.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 8: ‘m a footballer. I need the carbohydrates.’ ‘Carbo arseholes’.
at arseholes! (excl.) under arsehole, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 25: Despite the bagging he’d been getting all afternoon [...] Davo was in a pretty good mood.
at bagging, n.4
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 37: The bloody old lady starts blowing up because the dog catcher’s got Harry.
at blow up, v.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 18: Dad was a bodgie and the old girl was a widgie.
at bodgie, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 8: I’m a footballer. I need the carbohydrates.’ ‘Carbo arseholes’.
at carbo, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 50: He was sweet there, no need to worry abotu that, but it was best to cool it.
at cool it, v.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 93[H]e moved on to a story about a Brahman bull in the Northern Territory that could drink a Darwin stubbie in fifteen seconds: .
at Darwin stubby, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 13: If something wasn’t fresh, they [i.e. butchers] would say ‘it’s deelo’.
at deelo, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 8: Fair dinkum, I feel sorry for you.
at fair dinkum!, excl.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 56: If the truth’s known you all got a bit turned on [...] That’s why you’re all dirty.
at dirty, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 13: If it [i.e. a piece of meat] was completely rotten and crawling with maggots, it was ‘on doog — luff of toggams’.
at on doog, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 12: Go out and get it off the old dratsab will you.
at dratsab, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 18: I might duck over and see me uncle Enrico.
at duck, v.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 16: Talking about below the belt [...] You’d better watch your esrae while you’re over there.
at esrae, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 41: She nodded to where her po-faced girlfriend was standing.
at po-faced, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 48: She would have rubbished Roger bloody Moore if he’d fronted her.
at front, v.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 41: He was about [...] the best-looking guy in the place, yet in a natural, manly but not too full-on macho sort of way.
at full on, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 11: They’ve got a gig tomorrow [...] supporting the Mentals.
at gig, n.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 57: You just have my sister home at a respectable hour. And no hankypanky.
at hankypanky, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 8: You’ve got a hide to bag me for bringing a bit of decent tucker to work.
at hide, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 58: Ohh turn it up Jimmy.
at turn it up!, excl.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 37: Bloody Wollongong. Fair dinkum – you wouldn’t send a Jap there on Anzac Day .
at you wouldn’t give it to a Jap on ANZAC Day under Jap, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 37: Seeing as we’re going in Wayne’s car I’ll get half juiced before we go.
at juiced, adj.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 13: They could say things in front of customers and the customers would be none the wiser [...] ‘Dratsab, teenuck, teg kaycuffed,’ etc, etc.
at kaycuff, v.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 40: What do you reckon. we give ’em a lash?
at lash, n.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 14: Any lumbering or screwing that had to be done all took place at Davo’s unit.
at lumber, v.2
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 11: I’m hip to the re-bop momma don’t you worry.
at momma, n.1
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 13: ‘Ni the moor’ meant in the fridge.
at moor, n.
[Aus] R.G. Barrett Davo’s Little Something 19: Are you ready to get your noggin shaved?
at noggin, n.1
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