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Sun. Herald (Sydney) 20 Nov. 1s/4: Should he bottle them or—? [...] The bottle splintered and broke leaving a great jagged edge [...] ‘Where would you like it? in the face? Would you like your ugly mug ripped open with this?’.at bottle, v.1
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 20 Nov. 1s/4: Should he bottle them or—? [...] The bottle splintered and broke leaving a great jagged edge [...] ‘Where would you like it? in the face? Would you like your ugly mug ripped open with this?’. Sun. Herald (Sydney) 20 Nov. 1s/4: You lousy bush galahs.at bush, adj.1
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 30 Jan. 65/2: There is an Australian who comes from the city, and an Australian who comes from the bush but there is not [...] a recognisable Bananalander or Crow-eater, a Cabbage-gardener or Ma-stater.at cabbage garden (n.) under cabbage, n.2
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 30 Jan. 65/8: Scratch [...] a Sandgroper or a Cornstalk [...] and you’ll find an Australian.at cornstalk, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 30 Jan. 65/2: There is an Australian who comes from the city, and an Australian who comes from the bush but there is not [...] a recognisable Bananalander or Crow-eater, a Cabbage-gardener or Ma-stater.at crow-eater (n.) under crow, n.2
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 30 Jan. 65/8: Scratch [...] a Sandgroper or a Cornstalk [...] and you’ll find an Australian.at sand-groper, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 20 Nov. 1s/4: I’ll grind it into your herring-gutted innards and rip them out.at herring-gutted, adj.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 20 Nov. 1s/4: I’ll grind it into your herring-gutted innards and rip them out if you don’t get the hell out of here.at get the hell out (of) (v.) under hell, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 18 Dec. 10/3: This damn child has perked on me, and I think it’s wet me, too.at perk, v.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Detective Doyle has about a dozen rhyming slang words in his list. For example: [...] ‘struggle and strife,’ wife.at struggle and strife, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Detective Doyle has about a dozen rhyming slang words in his list. For example: [...] ‘ducks and geese,’ police.at ducks and geese, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 5 Nov. 95/4: ‘Bugs and fleas’ [...] knees.at bugs and fleas, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Detective Doyle has about a dozen rhyming slang words in his list. For example: ‘barrel of fat,’ hat.at barrel of fat, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Only two of Detective Doyle's [rhyming slang] examples seem to be home-grown. One is ‘Moreton Bay figs,’ for cigarettes or ‘cigs’.at Moreton (bay), n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Detective Doyle's list includes such old English slang words as [...] ‘beak,’ a magistrate.at beak, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/1: ‘Motza’ means a lot of money; a ‘big note man’ or ‘pound note man’ is a wealthy person.at big note man, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/4: Among American borrowings recorded in Detective Doyle's list are: ‘Blow,’ to depart, go away; ‘boob’ and ‘can,’ gaol; ‘black stuff,’ opium.at black stuff, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Detective Doyle's list includes such old English slang words as ‘brass,’ money, which dates from the 16th century.at brass, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/3: Slang words for sentences of various lengths include: ‘deuce,’ two months; ‘drag,’ three months; ‘sprat,’ six months; ‘the clock,’ twelve months; ‘spin’ or ‘full hand,’ five years; ‘brick,’ ten years; ‘the lot,’ life imprisonment.at brick, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/4: Among American borrowings recorded in Detective Doyle's list are: [...] ‘broads,’ playing cards; ‘gat,’ a gun; ‘gimmick,’ a house breaking instrument [etc].at broads, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Other English incorporations [in Australian slang] include: [...] ‘do a bust,’ break out of gaol.at do a bust (v.) under bust, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/4: Among American borrowings recorded in Detective Doyle's list are: ‘Blow,’ to depart, go away; ‘boob’ and ‘can,’ gaol; ‘black stuff,’ opium.at can, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/5: Other English incorporations [in Australian slang] include: [...] .at cat, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/3: The underworld has an extensive vocabulary of financial terms. Among those recorded by Detective Doyle are: [...] ‘spot’ or ‘century,’ £100; ‘monkey,’ £500; ‘grand,’ £1,000.at century, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/2: Most of these are small-time criminals. [...] More serious is a ‘choke’ or garrotting.at choke, n.1
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/2: There’s [...] the ‘crow’ or ‘chromo,’ street woman, the ‘bludger,’ who exploits street women for financial ends.at chromo, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/2: Then there’s [...] ‘down the chute,’ found guilty.at down the chute (adj.) under chute, n.
in Sun. Herald (Sydney) 8 June 9/2: There’s [...] the ‘cleanskin,’ ‘squarehead’ or ‘squarey,’ the new crook who has had no previous convictions.at cleanskin, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 5 Nov. 95/4: ‘Cockie’s clip’ for a pickpocket.at cockies’ clip, n.
Sun. Herald (Sydney) 5 Nov. 95/4: ‘Cobar shower’ for flower [...] In so far as we use it in Australia, we mainly apply it to a dust storm.at Cobar shower, n.
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