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[NZ] Landfall 6 June 109: These jokers didn’t understand the snitch Myers had on you [DNZE].
at get a snitch on (v.) under snitch, n.2
[NZ] Landfall 9 50: How dare that little roughguts make fun of Firpo [DNZE].
at rough-guts (n.) under rough, adj.
[NZ] Landfall 14 127: You can buy an awful lot of Dally plonk for four pounds [DNZE].
at Dally plonk (n.) under Dally, adj.
[NZ] Landfall 5 202: He seemed satisfied with his portion. ‘Thanks, chum,’ said Vic, ‘You used your noggin.’ .
at use the noggin (v.) under noggin, n.1
[NZ] Landfall 23 224: His [beer] party is not so different from the Saturday night boozeroo in the Sydenham side-street with the keg on the kitchen-sink .
at boozeroo, n.
[NZ] Landfall VIII 228: In Wellington, just before he came down there was Heather, who had ‘clicked for a baby’ .
at click, v.4
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