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Timely Tips For New Australians 23: TO ‘PUT THE ACID ON.’ — To put to the test.at put the acid on (v.) under acid, n.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 23: TO ‘PUT THE ACID ON.’ — To put to the test. Timely Tips For New Australians 15: BANANALANDER.—A term used in certain southern journals to denote a Queenslander.at Bananaland (n.) under banana, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 15: BANG-TAIL MUSTER.—A muster of cattle in which the hairy end of each one’s tail is cut off to show it has been counted.at bangtail, n.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 10: As regards picturesque slang [...] the Australian is blest with an originality which even a ‘blue nose’ Yankee sea-captain could not excel.at blue-nosed, adj.
Timely Tips For New Australians 16: boss-cockie. — A small farmer who works himself but also employs labour.at boss cocky (n.) under boss, n.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 22: TO ‘GO BUNG.’—To collapse financially as in the case of a bank.at go bung (v.) under bung, adj.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 16: BUSH-LAWYER.—A man who gratuitously voices legal opinions although possessing no qualifications for doing so.at bush lawyer (n.) under bush, adj.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 16: BUSHRANGER.—An armed highwayman who confines his operations to the open country with, perhaps, occasional raids on small townships.at bushranger (n.) under bush, n.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 16: BUTTINSKI.—A slang word frequently used to describe an inquisitive person.at buttinski, n.
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Timely Tips For New Australians 9: Over the years, [pommy] has taken the place of the more understandable appellation, ‘choom’.at choom, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 9: The word ‘pommy’ is ascribed to the new chum Englishman in Australia.at new-chum, adj.
Timely Tips For New Australians 17: COSSIE. — A sea-side term applied to a swimming costume.at cossie, n.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 22: TO ‘CRACK HARDY.’ — To simulate courage.at crack hardy (v.) under crack, v.4
Timely Tips For New Australians 17: DIGGER. — A familiar term of address such as ‘friend’ or comrade. Originally it was only applied to soliders but now its use is universal.at digger, n.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 22: TAKE-DOWN. — A slang word for thief. A cheat.at take-down, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 7: The new arrival in Australia be told in straight forward fashion that he will be credited with knowing little or nothing ‘down under’.at down under, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 22: TO BE A ‘FAIR COW.’—To be excessively disagreeable.at fair cow (n.) under fair, adj.
Timely Tips For New Australians 11: To describe a man as being ‘financial’ is to describe him as being possessed of means, while a ‘financial’ member of a club or organisation is one whose subscription is paid up to date.at financial, adj.
Timely Tips For New Australians 18: GAZOB. — A slang word for a fool.at gazob, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 18: GOVERNMENT-STROKE. — Easy going methods as applied to work.at government stroke (n.) under government, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 18: GUM-SUCKER.—A Victorian.at gum-sucker, n.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 19: JOHN. — A slang term for policeman.at john, n.1
Timely Tips For New Australians 19: LARRIKINISM. — Hooliganism.at larrikinism (n.) under larrikin, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 19: MAULDY. — Left handed.at mauldy, adj.
Timely Tips For New Australians 22: TO BE ‘THE PURE MERINO.’—To show good breeding.at pure merino, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 23: TO ‘SQUARE OFF.’—To smooth over the resentment of another.at square off, v.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 20: PANNIKIN BOSS.—A shift boss. A man in charge of a small gang of workmen.at pannikin boss (n.) under pannikin, n.
Timely Tips For New Australians 20: POINTER.—A slang expression denoting a man who takes a mean advantage whenever he sees the opportunity.at pointer, n.2
Timely Tips For New Australians 9: ‘Pommy’ is a contraction of the word ‘pomegranate’.at pomegranate, n.
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