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[Aus] T. Davis More Aus. Nicknames 72: Never sweat, a council worker.
at neversweat (n.) under sweat, v.2
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 22: No one these days climbs the apples and pears, they climb the apples.
at apples (and pears), n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 25: Arsie Is very lucky at cards.
at arsey, adj.1
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 34: As soon as he came into the danger area they would have to bumper their cigarettes [AND].
at bumper, v.2
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 2: Cabbage Patchers hail from Victoria.
at cabbage garden (n.) under cabbage, n.2
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 37: Carrot Top Has red hair, of course.
at carrot-top (n.) under carrot, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 2: Sydney Harbour Bridge has long been known insultingly as The Coathanger.
at coathanger, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 22: If something is a load of old cobblers it’s really a lot of cobblers’ awls.
at cobblers, n.2
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 40: Coppertop Another redhead.
at coppertop (n.) under copper, adj.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 2: Cornstalks come from New South Wales.
at cornstalk, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 40: Crater Face Is afflicted with bad acne.
at crater, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 44: The Drover’s Dog Never stops working.
at drover’s dog (n.) under drover, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 55: Honkers A Chinese student who hails from Hong Kong.
at Honkers, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 69: Mong (Short for Mongrel Dog).
at mong, n.1
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 71: Mud Flaps Has protruding ears.
at mudflaps (n.) under mud, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 71: Mullet Mouth It’s always open.
at mullethead, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 80: Plain Turkey A generic nickname for any swaggie who plodded the Central Queensland plains. Such men were usually loners, like the game bird from which they took their name.
at plain-turkey, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 84: Quandong Was born and bred in the bush.
at quandong, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 91: Sewer Mouth Uses some fairly foul language.
at sewermouth, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 95: Square Eyes Is addicted to TV.
at square eyes (n.) under square, adj.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 95: Stonk A teacher guaranteed to stonker any student with ideas above his ability.
at stonker, v.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 99: Tiger He likes getting tanked.
at tiger, n.
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 109: The Wyandotte It started as the Winedot, and was the nickname of a worker who simply would not face the night shift without a bottle of wine.
at wine-dot (n.) under wine, n.1
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 80: The Yapper She can talk even when drinking.
at yap, n.1
[Aus] T. Davies More Aus. Nicknames 2: Cornstalks come from New South Wales, though they are also known around the country as Yellowtails on account of their fast driving and the fact the most you see of them is their yellow number plate.
at yellow tail (n.) under yellow, adj.
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